shortchange

 [shawrt-cheynj]  

short·change

   [shawrt-cheynj]
verb (used with object), short·changed, short·chang·ing.
1.
to give less than the correct change to.
2.
to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat.
Origin:
1890–95, Americanism

Related forms
short·chang·er, noun
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