Short and Shortchange

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Short verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years

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Shortchange and short are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shortchange" instead a verb "Short".

Shortchange verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: was shortchanged out of a promotion

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Short and shortchange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead a verb "Shortchange".

Nearby Word: shortchanging

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