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
"Paying the legal minimum wage is non-negotiable and all businesses, whatever their size, should know better than to short-change hard-working staff," said Kevin Hollinrake, minister for enterprise, markets and small business.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023
He denied that pressure to deliver promised investor returns caused the firm to short-change maintenance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022
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 Rinehart, Mary Roberts
