0 present participle of shortchange
1 to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you:
Obviously, any conversational primer that did not include extensive practice of these words would be shortchanging students.
If they were, they would be shortchanging the boards from which they get money.
This is shortchanging not only the teachers themselves but also their students who cannot possibly be taught properly in the much larger classes and the reduced time available.
He managed to work his way up to the position of waiter, but was fired for shortchanging the customers and theft.
