SHORTCHANGE


Meaning of SHORTCHANGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈchānj ]

transitive verb

Date: 1903

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.