shortchange

short·change

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt-cheynj]
- /ˈʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/
- /ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt-cheynj]
- /ˈʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Definitions of shortchange word

verb with object shortchange to give less than the correct change to. 1
verb with object shortchange to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat. 1
transitive verb shortchange return insufficient money to 1
transitive verb shortchange cheat out of sth, deprive of sth 1
verb transitive shortchange to give less money than is due in change 0
verb transitive shortchange to cheat by depriving of something due 0

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Origin of shortchange

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Shortchange

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortchange

shortchange 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.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shortchange usage trend in Literature

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