short-change
verb/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they short-change | /ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it short-changes | /ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple short-changed | /ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ |
| past participle short-changed | /ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form short-changing | /ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- short-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.
- short-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.
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