shortchange
shortchange
Definition
short·change (-c̸hānj′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·changed′, -·chang′·ing
- to give less money than is due in change
- to cheat by depriving of something due
short′·chang′er noun
shortchange
Usage Examples
Object
- feeling: Despite a fabulous performance from Portman, the love story leaves the viewer feeling shortchanged.
- woman: February 2006 releases Women shortchanged on equal pay The Government's Women and Work Commission has put forward recommendations to close the pay gap.
Preposition: on
- pay: February 2006 releases Women shortchanged on equal pay The Government's Women and Work Commission has put forward recommendations to close the pay gap.
Modifying Another Word
- n't: Do n't shortchange yourself -- take this challenge seriously.
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