单词	shortchanging
释义	shortchange verb short·​change ˈshȯrt-ˈchānj  shortchanged; shortchanging; shortchanges 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 shortchanger noun Synonyms beat bilk bleed cheat chisel chouse con cozen defraud diddle do do in euchre fiddle fleece flimflam gaff hose [slang] hustle mulct nobble [British slang] pluck ream rip off rook screw shake down short skin skunk squeeze stick stiff sting sucker swindle thimblerig victimize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The cashier shortchanged me. I gave her 10 dollars to pay for an $8.95 book, and she only gave me a dollar back. The band shortchanged its fans by playing for only 30 minutes. Recent Examples on the Web But the series tends to shortchange its women itself. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 30 May 2022 Another controversy has arisen over House proposals that sponsors say aim to curb counterfeit imports that can shortchange U.S. businesses and consumers. John D. Mckinnon And Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 16 May 2022 Even when local governments provide scrupulous oversight, the investors are often two steps ahead, developing ways to shortchange the equity applicant. Amanda Chicago Lewis, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2022 Not only do some employees shortchange employers, but some have transitioned from moonlighting to daylighting, double-dipping salaries during core working hours. Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Mar. 2022 Legislators consistently shortchange the state’s school funding formula by hundreds of millions of dollars a year. al, 19 Feb. 2022 Legislators consistently shortchange the state's school funding formula by hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Emily Wagster Pettus, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022 It’s long-standing policies and practices that, internationally or not, shortchange and exclude millions of people with disabilities simply because not enough people have bothered to change their thinking or habits. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 However, do not shortchange yourself if capturing a tidy profit is important to you. Bill Jordan, Dallas News, 27 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1 shortchanging verb present participle of shortchange as in cheating to rob by the use of trickery or threats was shortchanged out of a promotion Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cheating squeezing hustling doing screwing sticking plucking stinging beating defrauding bilking victimizing tricking deceiving swindling fleecing stiffing exploiting bleeding conning mulcting betraying suckering shorting diddling fiddling rooking fooling chiseling reaming shaking down extorting flimflamming ripping off cozening gaffing overcharging hosing gouging thimblerigging nobbling skinning chousing doing in euchring duping wrenching taking for a ride chiselling taking to the cleaners skunking milking wringing clipping soaking selling a bill of goods to nicking wresting gulling bamboozling bitching double-crossing roping (in) fast-talking
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