shortchange
[ shawrt-cheynj ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ /
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.
Words nearby shortchange
short-winded, shortage, shortboard, shortbread, shortcake, shortchange, shortcoming, shortcrust pastry, shortcut, shorten, shortened form
Origin of shortchange
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
OTHER WORDS FROM shortchange
short·chang·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for shortchanged
Resources needed to stabilize Afghanistan after a quarter century of war were deployed to Iraq, and Afghanistan was shortchanged.
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