多退少补

Traditional form:

多退少補

Pinyin (reading):

duōtuìshǎobǔ

Definitions:

• (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)

Characters:

• 多 - much, many, multi-; more than, over
• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 少 - few, little; less; inadequate
• 补 - to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore

Traditional characters:

• 多 - much, many, multi-; more than, over
• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 少 - few, little; less; inadequate
• 補 - to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore