ˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitive]

1. to treat someone unfairly by not giving them what they deserve or hoped for:
When the band only played for 15 minutes, the fans felt they had been short-changed.

2. to give back too little money to a customer who has bought something and paid more than the exact amount for it

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

short-change
short-change (someone)
[informal]
to cheat someone by giving them less than they expected.
No one told me the film was only an hour long - I was short-changed!
(usually passive)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

short-change someone
short-change (someone)
[informal]
to cheat someone by giving them less than they expected.
No one told me the film was only an hour long - I was short-changed!
(usually passive)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲