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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnjust Billing
/ʌnˈdʒʌst ˈbɪlɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of charging someone for goods or services in a manner that is considered unfair or not in accordance with established standards.
"The company faced backlash for its unjust billing practices that overcharged customers." - 2
A specific instance of being charged unfairly for a service or product.
"After reviewing her statement, she discovered an unjust billing error that needed to be corrected."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unjust' originates from the Latin 'injustus', meaning 'not just', while 'billing' comes from the Old English 'byl', meaning 'a written account'. The combination reflects a modern concern with fairness in financial transactions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unjust Billing" is said worldwide
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Facturation injuste
Transliteration: fakturaʃɛ̃ ẽʒyst
"La société a été critiquée pour sa facturation injuste."
Ungerechte Abrechnung
Transliteration: ʊŋɡəˈʁɛçtə ˈʔapʁɛçnʊŋ
"Das Unternehmen wurde wegen ungerechter Abrechnung kritisiert."
Fatturazione ingiusta
Transliteration: fatturaˈtsjone inˈdʒusta
"L'azienda è stata criticata per la fatturazione ingiusta."
Facturación injusta
Transliteration: fakturaˈθjon inˈxusta
"La empresa fue criticada por su facturación injusta."
Cobrança injusta
Transliteration: koˈbɾɐ̃sɐ ĩˈʒusta
"A empresa foi criticada por sua cobrança injusta."
अन्यायपूर्ण बिलिंग
Transliteration: anyaayapūrṇ billing
"कंपनी को अन्यायपूर्ण बिलिंग के लिए आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ा।"
不公正的账单
Transliteration: bù gōngzhèng de zhàngdān
"公司因不公正的账单而受到批评。"
부당 청구
Transliteration: budang cheonggu
"회사는 부당 청구로 비판을 받았다."
不当請求
Transliteration: ふとうせいきゅう
"その会社は不当請求で批判を受けた。"
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