short-change

ˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitiveT]

1 UNFAIRto treat someone unfairly by not giving them what they deserve or hoped for 不给〔某人〕应得的东西；欺骗；亏待

When the band only played for 15 minutes, the fans felt they had been short-changed.

乐队只演奏了15分钟，歌迷们觉得受骗了。

2. CHEATto give back too little money to a customer who has bought something and paid more than the exact amount for it 少找钱给〔顾客〕

Examples from the Corpus

short-change• Fans felt they had been short-changed when the band only played for half an hour.

From Longman Business Dictionary

short-changeˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE

1to treat someone unfairly by cheating them or not giving them what they deserve

The consumer is tired of being short-changed by cartels.

2to give someone too little CHANGE (=money given back to someone when they have paid more than the exact price)

I later discovered that the store had short-changed me by $10.

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short-change verb
⇨ defraud

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