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short-change

verb as in cheat someone of fair share

Strongest match

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It’s just crazy the way people can perceive themselves as having been short-changed when they’ve been occupying an enormous side of privilege for a long time.

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Ford, who missed a drop-goal in the last play of last year's 24-22 defeat, recognised that England were being short-changed on the scoreboard for their territorial gains.

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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said members were being "short-changed" by the company.

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"Higher penalties and urgent, wholesale reform are essential to prevent negligent firms polluting our rivers and short-changing their customers."

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We spoke to former and current ticketing staff, who enjoyed working for Ticketmaster but in some cases were concerned that fans might have been short-changed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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