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.
(by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself.
To make disadvantaged by design.
Being proud of mistreating shortchanged "enemies" is a likely sign of class consciousness, as well as thinking or speaking ill of them.
It’s not a comic novel, by any stretch, but neglecting to mention its humor would shortchange it and deform one’s initial idea of it. Source: Internet
The advantage is that you are guaranteed to benefit from the full effect of any rate cut - lenders frequently shortchange borrowers by reducing their SVR, say, 0.2 per cent when the central bank has cut by 0.25 per cent. Source: Internet
No other modern country gives corporations the unfettered power found in America to gouge customers, shortchange workers and erect barriers to fair play. Source: Internet
Otherwise, you shortchange Newford and yourself. Source: Internet
But they have tied the notion to another, equally provocative question: Does Harvard shortchange Asian-Americans in admissions? Source: Internet
But when making decisions about how to invest your time, energy and capital, you should remember that in today’s marketplace, you cannot afford to shortchange your branding. Source: Internet