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shortchanged

short·change
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shawrt-cheynj]
    • /ˈʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/
    • /ˈʃɔːt.ˈtʃeɪndʒd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shawrt-cheynj]
    • /ˈʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Definitions of shortchanged word

  • verb with object shortchanged to give less than the correct change to. 1
  • verb with object shortchanged to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat. 1
See all 2 definitions of shortchanged

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Origin of shortchanged

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 Shortchanged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortchanged

shortchanged 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 73% 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.

shortchanged usage trend in Literature

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