short-change

short-changed; short-changing

Definitions of short-change
  1. verb
    cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    synonyms: short
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    type of:
    bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize
    (offensive) deprive of by deceit
  2. verb
    (offensive) deprive of by deceit
    synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize
    see moresee less
    types:
    short
    cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    type of:
    cheat, chisel, rip off
    deprive somebody of something by deceit
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