SHORT-CHANGE


Meaning of SHORT-CHANGE in English

verb [ vn ] [ often passive ]

1.

to give back less than the correct amount of money to sb who has paid for sth with more than the exact price :

I think I've been short-changed at the bar.

2.

to treat sb unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.