shortchange
To defraud by giving them less change than they should be given after a transactionTo defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
I got shortchanged! I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back.
zu wenig Wechselgeld geben
обсчи́тыватьobsčítyvatʹ, обсчита́тьobsčitátʹ
(broadly, transitive)To deprive (someone or something) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive; to half-ass.
The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself by taking it.
This article's sparse discussion of tax-policy implications shortchanges the subject.
betrügen
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From short + change.From short + change.
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Forms
shortchanges, shortchanging, shortchanged, shortchanged| Base form | shortchange · to shortchange |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shortchanges |
| Present participle | shortchanging |
| Past simple | shortchanged |
| Past participle | shortchanged |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle