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shortchanges

shortchanges is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shortchanges

What is shortchanges the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shortchanges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shortchange.

Words near shortchanges in the dictionary

  1. shortcels
  2. shortchange
  3. shortchanged
  4. shortchanger
  5. shortchangers
  6. shortchanges
  7. shortchanging
  8. shortcircuit
  9. shortcircuited
  10. shortcircuiting
  11. shortcircuits

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