short-change (redirected from Short Change)

short-change

vb (tr)

1. to give less than correct change to

2. Slang to treat unfairly or dishonestly, esp by giving less than is deserved or expected

short-changer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money short bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
	2.	short-change - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

Translations

short-change [ˈʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ] VT to short-change sb → no dar el cambio completo a algn (fig) → defraudar a algn
to do this is to short-change the project (esp US) → hacer esto es tratar inadecuadamente el proyecto

short-change [ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ] vt to short-change sb → imbrogliare qn sul resto (fig) → fregare qn