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shortchanging

UK
/ˈʃɔːtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃɔrʧˌeɪndʒɪŋ/

Translations

shortchangingnoun
The shortchanging of customers led to a loss of trust in the store.
Недодача клиентам привела к потере доверия к магазину.
The customer accused the cashier of shortchanging him.
Покупатель обвинил кассира в обмане.
Synonyms
loss
deficiency
underpayment
disadvantage
injustice
shortchanginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˌʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe practices or entities that deprive others of what they are due.
shortchangeverb

shortchanging

Gerund

shortchanged
Past Simple
shortchanged
Past Participle
shortchanging
Gerund
UK
/ˈʃɔːtʃeɪndʒ/
US
/ˈʃɔrʧˌeɪndʒ/
The cashier shortchanged me by five dollars.
Кассир обсчитал меня на пять долларов.
The new policy shortchanges the elderly.
Новая политика обделяет пожилых людей.
Additional translations
урезать
обманывать
Synonyms
swindle
gyp
rip off
dupe
con
cheat
defraud

Definitions

shortchangingnoun
The act of giving someone less change than they are entitled to after a transaction.
The cashier's shortchanging of customers was reported to the store manager.
The act of cheating or deceiving someone by providing less than what is due or expected.
There was rampant shortchanging of employees when it came to overtime payments.
shortchanginggerund / present participle
Causing someone to receive less than they deserve or are entitled to.
The shortchanging policy angered many long-time customers.
shortchangeverb
To give someone less change than they are entitled to when exchanging money.
The cashier accidentally shortchanged me by five dollars.
To treat someone unfairly by giving them less than they deserve.
The company shortchanged its employees by not providing the promised bonuses.
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