short-change

short-change

vb (tr) 1. to give less than correct change to2. slang to treat unfairly or dishonestly, esp by giving less than is deserved or expected ˌshort-ˈchanger n

short-change

Past participle: short-changed
Gerund: short-changing

Imperative
short-change
short-change

Present
I short-change
you short-change
he/she/it short-changes
we short-change
you short-change
they short-change

Preterite
I short-changed
you short-changed
he/she/it short-changed
we short-changed
you short-changed
they short-changed

Present Continuous
I am short-changing
you are short-changing
he/she/it is short-changing
we are short-changing
you are short-changing
they are short-changing

Present Perfect
I have short-changed
you have short-changed
he/she/it has short-changed
we have short-changed
you have short-changed
they have short-changed

Past Continuous
I was short-changing
you were short-changing
he/she/it was short-changing
we were short-changing
you were short-changing
they were short-changing

Past Perfect
I had short-changed
you had short-changed
he/she/it had short-changed
we had short-changed
you had short-changed
they had short-changed

Future
I will short-change
you will short-change
he/she/it will short-change
we will short-change
you will short-change
they will short-change

Future Perfect
I will have short-changed
you will have short-changed
he/she/it will have short-changed
we will have short-changed
you will have short-changed
they will have short-changed

Future Continuous
I will be short-changing
you will be short-changing
he/she/it will be short-changing
we will be short-changing
you will be short-changing
they will be short-changing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been short-changing
you have been short-changing
he/she/it has been short-changing
we have been short-changing
you have been short-changing
they have been short-changing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been short-changing
you will have been short-changing
he/she/it will have been short-changing
we will have been short-changing
you will have been short-changing
they will have been short-changing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been short-changing
you had been short-changing
he/she/it had been short-changing
we had been short-changing
you had been short-changing
they had been short-changing

Conditional
I would short-change
you would short-change
he/she/it would short-change
we would short-change
you would short-change
they would short-change

Past Conditional
I would have short-changed
you would have short-changed
he/she/it would have short-changed
we would have short-changed
you would have short-changed
they would have short-changed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough moneyshortbunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
	2.	short-change - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimizeshort, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough moneycheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

Translations

short

(ʃoːt) adjective1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short? 短的 短的2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man. 矮的 矮的3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details. 短暫的 短暂的4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short. 短少的 短少的5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days. 缺少的 缺少的6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. 脆的 脆的 adverb1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me. 突然地，猛然 突然，急忙 2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short. 未達目標 达不到预想程度地ˈshortness noun 短，矮 短，矮 ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water. 缺少 缺少ˈshorten verb to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it. 弄短，變短 弄短，缩短 ˈshortening noun (especially American) the fat used for making pastry. (尤在美國)製作糕點時所使用的油脂 食用油脂（酥油/雪白奶油） ˈshortly adverb soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived. 不久 不久，即刻 shorts noun plural short trousers for men or women. 短褲 短裤ˈshortbread noun a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. 奶油酥餅 奶油脆饼ˌshort-ˈchange verb to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. 少找零錢欺騙客人 故意少找给顾客零头short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit) 短路 短路ˈshortcoming noun a fault. 缺點 缺点ˈshortcut noun a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field. 捷徑 近路，捷径 ˈshorthand noun a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. 速記 速记ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. 缺乏人手的 缺乏人��的 ˈshort-list noun a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. 決選名單 决选名单 verb to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants. 列入決選名單 列入决选名单ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm. 短命的 短命的ˌshort-ˈrange adjective1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles. 短程的 短程的2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast. 近期的 近期的ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted. 近視的，短視的 近视的，目光短浅的 ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb 近視地，短視地 近视地，目光短浅地 ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun 近視，短視 近视，目光短浅 ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings. 易怒的 脾气坏的，易怒的 ˌshort-ˈterm adjective1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans. 短暫的 短期的2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan. 短期的 短期延续的by a short head by a very small amount. to win by a short head. 少量的，小幅度的 小胜for short as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short. 簡稱(或簡寫)為... 简称（或简写）为... go short to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk). 使...缺少 缺少in short in a few words. 總之 简而言之，总之 in short supply not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply. 供應不足，缺乏的 供应不足make short work of to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream. 迅速解決 迅速处置某事run short1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short. 變缺(少的) 快用完了，不够 2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money. 缺少 缺少short and sweetHis reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted. 簡短扼要 简短扼要short for an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for? 是...的略語,簡稱 是…的缩写，简写 short of not as far as or as much as. Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London. 缺乏，不足 缺少，差一点