verb [VN] [oftenpassive]
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:
America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don't attend college as failures.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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