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to give someone back less money than they are owed when they are buying something from you: The check-out girl short-changed her. to treat someone unfairly by giving them less than they deserve: The case alleges that the company shortchanged female employees on opportunities for promotion. short-changed. adjective (also shortchanged)
verb [ T ] uk / ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ / us / ˌʃɔːrtˈtʃeɪndʒ / to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you: I think I was shortchanged in the café, because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10. to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve:
1. : to give less than the correct amount of change to. 2. : to deprive of or give less than something due : cheat. was shortchanged out of a promotion. shortchanger noun. Synonyms. beat. bilk. bleed. cheat. chisel. chouse. con. cozen. defraud. diddle. do in. euchre. fiddle. fleece. flimflam. gaff. hose [slang] hustle. mulct.
If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.
to give someone back less money than they are owed when they are buying something from you: The check-out girl short-changed her. to treat someone unfairly by giving them less than they deserve: The case alleges that the company shortchanged female employees on opportunities for promotion. short-changed. adjective (also shortchanged)
Shortchange definition: to give less than the correct change to.. See examples of SHORTCHANGE used in a sentence.
To shortchange is to give someone less than you owe them. If you hand over a five dollar bill for a one-dollar lemonade and get three dollars back, the lemonade seller shortchanged you. The useful word shortchange is an American English coinage from the 1880s.
short-change. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitive] 1 to treat someone unfairly by not giving them what they deserve or hoped for When the band only played for 15 minutes, the fans felt they had been short-changed. 2 to give back too little money to a customer who has bought something and paid more ...
Short-change definition: to give less than the correct change to.. See examples of SHORT-CHANGE used in a sentence.
ˈshȯrt-ˈchānj. Definition of shortchange. as in to cheat. to rob by the use of trickery or threats was shortchanged out of a promotion. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. cheat. squeeze.
