shortchange
English
/ʃɔɹtˈtʃeɪndʒ/, /ʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ/
verb
Definitions
- To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
- (by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
- To make disadvantaged by design.
Etymology
Compound from English short (brittle, of pastry) + English change.
Origin
English
change
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Shorty English
- antichange English
- antishort English
- change English
- changeability English
- changeful English
- changeless English
- changeling English
- changelog English
- changemaker English
- changemaking English
- changeout English
- changeover English
- changepoint English
- changer English
- changeroom English
- changeset English
- changest English
- changeth English
- changiness English
- foldchange English
- megachange English
- megashort English
- microchange English
- outerchange English
- overchange English
- rechange English
- short English
- short fetched English
- short-fetched English
- short-legged English
- short-lived English
- short-tailed hawk English
- shortage English
- shortarse English
- shortboard English
- shortbow English
- shortbread English
- shortcake English
- shortchanger English
- shortclothes English
- shortcode English
- shortcrust English
- shortcut English
- shorten English
- shortfall English
- shortfalling English
- shortfetched English
- shortfic English
- shortfin English
- shortform English
- shortgown English
- shortgrass English
- shorth English
- shorthair English
- shorthaired English
- shorthand English
- shorthanded English
- shorthead English
- shorthold English
- shorthorn English
- shortie English
- shortify English
- shortish English
- shortleaf English
- shortline English
- shortly English
- shortness English
- shortnose English
- shortsea English
- shortsheet English
- shortsome English
- shortstop English
- shortsword English
- shorttail English
- shortwall English
- shortward English
- shortwards English
- shortwave English
- shortwing English
- shorty English
- supershort English
- transchange English
- treechange English
- ultrashort English
- unchange English
- shortata Finnish
- short Italian
- change French
- short French
- ショート Japanese
- チェンジ Japanese
- cinkciarz Polish
- changen Middle English
- schort Middle English
- short Chinese
- 唱錢 Chinese
- 秀逗 Chinese
- chenji Swahili
- shintsha Zulu
- cen Volapük
- itshintshi Xhosa
- senisim Tok Pisin
- sotpela Tok Pisin
- chinji Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- short
- Shorty
- shorth
- change
- shorty
- shorten
- shortly
- shortie
- changer
- shortfic
- shortage
- changest
- shortish
- changeth
- shortbow
- shortfin
- unchange
- rechange
- shortify
- shortcut
- shortsea
- shortfall
- shortwall
- changeful
- changeout
- shortness
- antishort
- shorthold
- shortnose
- shortarse
- shortsome
- megashort
- shortward
- changeset
- shortcake
- shorthair
- shortcode
- shortstop
- shortwave
- shortform
- shorttail
- shortgown
- shorthorn
- shortwing
- shorthead
- shorthand
- shortleaf
- shortline
- changelog
- foldchange
- shortbread
- changeling
- shortsheet
- changiness
- treechange
- changeless
- changeroom
- changeover
- overchange
- shortwards
- shortboard
- supershort
- shortgrass
- shortcrust
- antichange
- shortsword
- megachange
- ultrashort
- changemaker
- shorthaired
- changepoint
- short-lived
- microchange
- shorthanded
- outerchange
- transchange
- shortclothes
- shortchanger
- shortfetched
- short-legged
- shortfalling
- changemaking
- short fetched
- changeability
- short-fetched
- short-tailed hawk