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short-change

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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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-changeshort-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"
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 sbno 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 sbimbrogliare qn sul resto (fig) → fregare qn
short-change [ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ] vt to short-change sbimbrogliare qn sul resto (fig) → fregare qn


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