shortchange

short·change

verb \-ˈchānj\

Definition of SHORTCHANGE

transitive verb

1

: to give less than the correct amount of change to

2

: to deprive of or give less than something due : cheat <was shortchanged out of a promotion>

— short·chang·er noun

Examples of SHORTCHANGE

1. The cashier shortchanged me. I gave her 10 dollars to pay for an $8.95 book, and she only gave me a dollar back.
2. The band shortchanged its fans by playing for only 30 minutes.

First Known Use of SHORTCHANGE

1903

Related to SHORTCHANGE

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, fleece, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Related Words: extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk

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Rhymes with SHORTCHANGE

arrange, chump change, derange, downrange, estrange, exchange, free-range, gearchange, home range, long-range, outrange, sea change, short-range, small change