Shortchange

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English

Verb

Shortchange (third-person singular simple present Shortchanges, present participle Shortchangeing, simple past and past participle Shortchangeed)

  1. To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
  2. Luxembourgish To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
  3. To make disadvantaged by design.

Alternative forms

Etymology

en +‎ short +‎ change

Pronunciation

  • (GenAm) IPA: /ʃɔɹtˈtʃeɪndʒ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪndʒ

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