short-change

Example Sentences

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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.

From Salon

A federal fund to address the problem is short-changing Washington, which has one of the highest populations of homeless students.

From Seattle Times

Business Minister Paul Scully said: "There is never an excuse to short-change workers and paying the minimum wage isn't optional."

From BBC

J&S covers the share of settlement amounts other at-fault parties are responsible for when they cannot pay them, so that the plaintiff is not short-changed.

From Reuters

The PM's "levelling up" plans need to be more targeted to prevent deprived areas being "short-changed", say peers.

From BBC