short-change Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb cheat someone by not returning him enough money
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verb deprive of by deceit
rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; diddle; defraud; swindle.
- 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
