- shortchanger
- noun see shortchange
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
shortchanger
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shortchanger — See shortchange. * * * … Universalium
shortchanger — n. one who gives less change than is due; cheater, one who provides less than required … English contemporary dictionary
shortchanger — (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one that shortchanges … Useful english dictionary
shortchange — shortchanger, n. /shawrt chaynj /, v.t., shortchanged, shortchanging. 1. to give less than the correct change to. 2. to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, esp. to cheat. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
shortchange — transitive verb Date: 1903 1. to give less than the correct amount of change to 2. to deprive of or give less than something due ; cheat < was shortchanged out of a promotion > • shortchanger noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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