short-change

A form of shortchange — To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.

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Meanings

verbshort-change (third-person singular simple present short-changes, present participle short-changing, simple past and past participle short-changed)

present singular third person short-changes · participle present short-changing · participle past short-changed · past short-changed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shortchange.

    If you feel I have short-changed Brunel by not detailing all his accomplishments, it's only because he's so well known to us rail aficionados.

    2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcheat someone by not returning them enough money

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verbdeprive of by deceit

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

short-change. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-change

MLA

“short-change.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-change. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-change,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-change.

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