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shortchange

[shawrt-cheynj]

verb (used with object)

shortchanged, shortchanging 
  1. to give less than the correct change to.

  2. to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat.



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Other Word Forms

  • shortchanger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shortchange1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Example Sentences

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He later reached two settlements with former Dole shareholders who claimed he had shortchanged them in that deal.

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Along the way, he never shortchanged himself or teammates.

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But that would shortchange “Severance,” which takes another run at a corporate world run amok, detailing it in ways that are far more unsettling than anything in the latest season of “Squid Game.”

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“If prosecutors limited themselves to following laws instead of leading on justice, it would shortchange both public safety and the fairness we seek in our criminal justice system,” he said.

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In a society whose public educational system is underfunded and whose rural communities are often shortchanged in resource allocations, they are essential.

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