shortchanged

/SH AO0 R T CH EY1 N JH D/
verb
  1. 1

    To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.

    โ€œI got shortchanged! โ€ฆI gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back.โ€

  2. 2

    (by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.

    โ€œThe elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself.โ€

  3. 3

    To make disadvantaged by design.

    โ€œBeing proud of mistreating shortchanged "enemies" is a likely sign of class consciousness, as well as thinking or speaking ill of them.โ€

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