0 to give someone back less money than they are owed when they are buying something from you:
The check-out girl short-changed her.
1 to treat someone unfairly by giving them less than they deserve:
I want to start by assuring him that he is not being short-changed by having me answering his debate.
Will the vouchers cover the full cost, or will they continue to short-change the unemployed who have been plunged into debt, like thousands of our students today?
In terms of patient safety and all that flows from it, we simply cannot afford to short-change those who rely on this vital area of our health service.
That is not short-change cash.
We are not going to short-change them.
The billions of pounds lost through fraud short-change the taxpayer, take resources from the most needy in our society and undermine confidence in and support for our welfare system.
To fund one programme but short-change others is not the consistent relationship that is necessary between partners.
That is quite legitimate; no one is trying to fiddle, or to short-change anyone.
