Verb: short-change 'short'cheynj
- Cheat someone by not returning them enough money
"The dishonest cashier tried to short-change customers during busy periods";
- short
- Deprive of by deceit
"He short-changed me out of my inheritance";
- swindle, rook, goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], diddle [informal], bunco [N. Amer, informal], defraud, scam [informal], mulct, hornswoggle [N. Amer, informal], con [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], grift [N. Amer, informal], bunko [N. Amer, informal], fleece [informal]
Derived forms: short-changing, short-changed, short-changes