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shortchanging

/ˈʃɔːtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

/ˈʃɔrʧˌeɪndʒɪŋ/

shortchangingnoun

Translations

недодача

The shortchanging of customers led to a loss of trust in the store.

Недодача клиентам привела к потере доверия к магазину.

обман

The customer accused the cashier of shortchanging him.

Покупатель обвинил кассира в обмане.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

shortchanginggerund / present participle

/ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

/ˌʃɔrtˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe practices or entities that deprive others of what they are due.

Definitions

Causing someone to receive less than they deserve or are entitled to.

The shortchanging policy angered many long-time customers.

shortchangeverb

shortchanging

Gerund

shortchanged

Past Simple

shortchanged

Past Participle

shortchanging

Gerund

/ˈʃɔːtʃeɪndʒ/

/ˈʃɔrʧˌeɪndʒ/

Translations

обсчитать

The cashier shortchanged me by five dollars.

Кассир обсчитал меня на пять долларов.

обделить

The new policy shortchanges the elderly.

Новая политика обделяет пожилых людей.

Additional translations

урезать

обманывать

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

rip off