short-change

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

short-change UK [ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ] US [ˌʃɔːrt-] verb transitive
1. to give someone back less money than they are owed when they are buying something from you
• I think I was short-changed in the pub last night, because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Paying and spending money
2. to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve
• Children who leave school unable to read and write properly are being tragically short-changed.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly ↑Justice and fairness ↑Treating people or animals badly ↑Insults and abuse ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling ↑Violent or aggressive