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Shortchange

Definition:

To give someone less money than what is owed or deserved; to cheat or deceive someone, especially in a financial transaction.

Part of Speech:

Verb

Sense 1:

To deprive someone of the correct amount of change after a purchase.

Example sentence: The cashier tried to shortchange me by giving me ten dollars instead of twenty.

Sense 2:

To fail to give someone the full amount of something promised or expected.

Example sentence: The company shortchanged its employees by not paying them overtime.

Sense 3:

To cheat or swindle someone in a deceitful manner.

Example sentence: The con artist shortchanged unsuspecting tourists by selling fake souvenirs.

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