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short-change
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
short-change
verb
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▪ Fans felt they had been short-changed when the band only played for half an hour.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
short-change

also shortchange, "to cheat by giving too little change to," 1903, from adjectival expression short-change (with man, trick, etc.), 1901, from short (adj.) + change (n.).

Wiktionary
short-change

vb. (alternative form of shortchange English)

WordNet
short-change

v. cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: short]

Usage examples of "short-change".

It wants glucose instead, and lots of it, even if it means short-changing other organs.

I'm not short-changing Cord because you chose coldhearts for protection.