- short-weight
- transitive verb Date: 1926 to defraud with short weight
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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short|weight — or short weight «SHRT WAYT», noun, verb. –n. a weight that is short of the weight charged for by the seller: »... the evil perpetrated by some stores of defrauding the public by shortweights in items they prepackage for sale (New York Times).… … Useful english dictionary
short-weight — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: short weight : to defraud with short weight * * * short|weight or short weight «SHRT WAYT», noun, verb. –n. a weight that is short of the weight charged for by the seller: »... the evil perpetrated by some… … Useful english dictionary
short weight — noun : weight less than the stated weight : underweight * * * n. weight that is less than that declared unscrupulous retailers give short weight by including an excessive amount of packaging … Useful english dictionary
short weight — The offense of a seller of goods or merchandise of a particular weight in delivering a short weight for the full price. 56 Am J1st Wts & L § 46 … Ballentine's law dictionary
short weight — noun Date: 1789 weight less than the stated weight or less than one is charged for … New Collegiate Dictionary
short-weight — cheat on weight, give less than the proper weight … English contemporary dictionary
short weight — noun weight that is less than that declared … English new terms dictionary
short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
short — /ʃɔ:t/ adjective, adverb 1. for a small period of time ♦ in the short term in the near future or quite soon ♦ to borrow short to borrow for a short period 2. not as much as should be ● The shipment was three items short. ● My change was £2 short … Dictionary of banking and finance
short — /ʃɔ:t/ adjective 1. for a small period of time ♦ in the short term in the near future or quite soon 2. not as much as should be ● The shipment was three items short. ● My change was £2 short. ♦ when we cashed up we were £10 short we had £10 less… … Marketing dictionary in english
