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Shortchange

//ʃɔɹtˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction. transitive

    "I got shortchanged! I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back."

  2. 2
    To deprive (someone or something) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive; to half-ass. broadly, transitive

    "The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself by taking it."

Etymology

From short + change.

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