shortchange
[shawrt-cheynj]
verb (used with object), short·changed, short·chang·ing.
to give less than the correct change to.
to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat.
RELATED WORDS
bamboozle, bilk, deceive, defraud, dupe, finagle, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hose, mislead, rook, scam, screw, shaft, stiff, swindle, take, trick, double-deal
Origin of shortchange
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Contemporary Examples of shortchange
Like all other government entities in the U.S., Puerto Rico has many people to shortchange before it will stiff its bondholders.
Did they really think he would diss Obama, or shortchange him—or do anything but support him wholeheartedly?