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short-change

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "short-change" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable

12 characters

English (US)

1syllable

short-change

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, short-change is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofshort-change

1verb

To defraud someone by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
Example: "I got shortchanged! …I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back."
(by extension) To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
Example: "The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself."
To make disadvantaged by design.
Example: "Being proud of mistreating shortchanged "enemies" is a likely sign of class consciousness, as well as thinking or speaking ill of them."

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

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After

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