shortchange
Example Sentences
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However, plan details, doctors and drug coverage can change from year to year, and sticking with the same plan can end up shortchanging the beneficiary.
From MarketWatch
In a class action complaint filed this month in Delaware Chancery Court, hedge funds and other large Skechers investors accused the company and 3G Capital of arranging a non-independent deal that shortchanged minority shareholders.
From Los Angeles Times
Reiner also liked to say that for all Caesar’s comic gifts, he was “shortchanged on charm.”
It’s an understandable move: Many might feel shortchanged if Mr. Icke had chosen otherwise.
He said diners don’t want to be shortchanged, particularly when consumers are pushing back on rising restaurant checks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
