Transcription
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- [shawrt cheynj]
- /ʃɔrt tʃeɪndʒ/
- /ʃɔːt tʃeɪndʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawrt cheynj]
- /ʃɔrt tʃeɪndʒ/
Definitions of short-change word
- verb with object short-change to give less than the correct change to. 1
- verb with object short-change to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat. 1
- verb short-change If someone short-changes you, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them. 0
- verb short-change If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve. 0
- verb short-change to give less than correct change to 0
- verb short-change to treat unfairly or dishonestly, esp by giving less than is deserved or expected 0
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Origin of short-change
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Short-change
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
short-change popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
See also
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