Định nghĩa của từ short-change

short-changeverb

tiền lẻ

/ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ//ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ/

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to give back less than the correct amount of money to somebody who has paid for something with more than the exact price

Ví dụ:
  • I think I've been short-changed at the bar.

to treat somebody unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve

Ví dụ:
  • America is short-changing half its young adults by treating those who don’t attend college as failures.