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View synonyms for shortweight

shortweight

[ shawrt-weyt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to give less than the weight charged for:

    The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.



noun

  1. the insufficient weight given in this manner.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shortweight1

First recorded in 1925–30; short + weight

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