Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

short-change

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
short--change
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of shortchange.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

short-changes (present, singular) short-changing (participle, present) short-changed (participle, past) short-changed (past)

Synonyms

victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble diddle bunco defraud scam mulct hornswoggle con

Questions

What does short-change mean?
Alternative form of shortchange.

How to pronounce short-change

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