shortchange

/ʃɔɹtˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From short + change.

shortchange means to defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

shortchange is pronounced /ʃɔɹtˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/.

verb

To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.“I got shortchanged! I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back.”
To deprive (someone or something) of something due; to treat unfairly; to cheat, deceive; to half-ass.“The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself by taking it.”