short-change
Example Sentences
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When time was up, some accused the organizers of a conspiracy to short-change the cake-eaters’ time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
He denied that pressure to deliver promised investor returns caused the firm to short-change maintenance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Business Minister Paul Scully said: "There is never an excuse to short-change workers and paying the minimum wage isn't optional."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2021
Pandemic preparedness would be a disastrously short-sighted priority to short-change, for at least three reasons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
It's like this, Aunt Tish," he said; "you are accused of practicing a short-change game, that's all.
From Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart
