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shortchanged

shortchanged is the simple past and past participle of shortchange.

Meaning of shortchange

Verb

shortchange (third-person singular simple present shortchanges, present participle shortchanging, simple past and past participle shortchanged)

  1. (transitive) To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
    • I got shortchanged! I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To deprive (someone or something) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive; to half-ass.
    • The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself by taking it.

Questions about shortchanged

What is shortchanged the simple past and past participle of?
Shortchanged is the simple past and past participle of shortchange.

Words near shortchanged in the dictionary

  1. shortcast
  2. shortcasts
  3. shortcel
  4. shortcels
  5. shortchange
  6. shortchanged
  7. shortchanger
  8. shortchangers
  9. shortchanges
  10. shortchanging
  11. shortcircuit

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