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to shortchange
01
to cheat someone by giving back less money than owed
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
shortchange
3rd person singular
shortchanges
Present participle
shortchanging
Past simple
shortchanged
Past participle
shortchanged
Examples
The cashier shortchanged me by a few dollars.
02
to deprive someone of something due through deceit, unfairness, or neglect
Examples
The workers were shortchanged on their benefits.
Lexical Tree
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