shortchange
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Synonyms for shortchange
Synonyms
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
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In the past, advocates have worried that L.A. Unified would shortchange students with disabilities without a powerful, independent monitor — although that same concern would theoretically apply to other school systems as well. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, "13% of L.A. students have a significant disability. Is this a better deal for them?," 21 Aug. 2019 Nevertheless, Harris didn’t shortchange the soulfulness of his voice, which combined with the band’s anthemic, R&B-bent, is key to the appeal. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Summerfest 2019: Chase Rice, Courtney Barnett and more of the best and worst from the side stages on Day 8," 4 July 2019 So many moments of intimacy that are missing and shortchange Claire and Caitriona Balfe. JAMIE Aimee Spinks The TV show this season was much more focused on Jamie than Claire. — Outlander Fan, Marie Claire, "How Outlander Season 4 Is Different From Outlander, Book 4, 'Drums Of Autumn'," 29 Jan. 2019 But the group's scientists worry that without a study, NASA will simply assume a lander isn't feasible — and in the process, shortchange the scientific merit of the smallest planet. — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, "What Would It Take to Land on Mercury? It's Time to Find Out, Scientists Say," 30 Aug. 2018 The trade war was triggered by the Trump administration, which argues that existing trade relationships shortchange U.S. industry. — Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, "Tesla's China factory: Will it ever be built?," 10 July 2018 Even with his longest project to date, Drake made sure not to shortchange his collaborators and gave credit to each and every person who contributed to the 25-track project. — Alessandra Rincón, Billboard, "Check Out the Full Credits to Drake's 'Scorpion' Album," 29 June 2018 Sales staff at the bank also took steps to shortchange customers by doctoring trade-execution markups or dicing up customer orders to keep portions of trades in the bank’s own account, according to the regulator. — Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, "Deutsche Bank to Pay $205 Million Fine to End N.Y. Currency-Trading Probe," 20 June 2018 In other words, make sure the profits from globalization don’t flow only to the 1%, and don’t shortchange the educational system. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "A radical trade prescription from the Federal Reserve: Stop complaining about China, and pay U.S. workers better," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shortchange.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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