shortchange in English

verb
1
cheat (someone) by giving insufficient money as change.
I'm sure I was shortchanged at the bar

Use "shortchange" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "shortchange" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "shortchange", or refer to the context using the word "shortchange" in the English Dictionary.

1. When you shortchange women, you shortchange their entire family.

2. We can't shortchange those things.

3. I'd never let my deafness shortchange my dreams. I wasn't about to start now.

4. If you want a good business reputation then don't shortchange your customers, word may get out.

5. If you're an overachiever, you may put relaxation low on your priority list. Don't shortchange yourself.

6. Some unscrupulous storekeepers took advantage of the general unfamiliarity with the new system to shortchange their customers.

7. 30 They're eager to shortchange the economy when it needs help, even as they balk at dealing with long-run budget problems.

8. They're eager to shortchange the economy when it needs help, even as they balk at dealing with long-run budget problems.

9. Meanwhile, John McCain will shortchange investments in education, energy, and innovation, making the next generation of Americans less able to compete.

10. As a college history major, I didn't want to shortchange the book, so I took the time to read it for myself.

11. At the same time, prominent researchers said conservationists cannot afford to shortchange large and regional protections at the expense of focusing on targeted species.

12. With all the things you need to accomplish before your race starts—pick up your number, use the porta-potty, chat with friends—it's easy to shortchange your warmup.

13. Yet they haven't been able to do that even in Texas, which is willing both to impose great pain (by its stinginess on health care) and to shortchange the future (by neglecting education).