- 1short-change somebody to give back less than the correct amount of money to somebody who has paid for something with more than the exact price I think I've been short-changed at the bar. Wordfinderbuybuy, discount, loyalty card, purchase, receipt, reduction, refund, short-change, store card, voucher See related entries: Cost and payment
- 2short-change somebody to treat somebody unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don’t attend college as failures.
short-change
verbBrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they short-change BrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ//
he / she / it short-changes BrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz//
past simple short-changed BrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd//
past participle short-changed BrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd//
-ing form short-changing BrE BrE//ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ//
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