short-change

short-change somebody

(informal)

to cheat someone by giving them less than they expected (usually passive) No one told me the film was only an hour long - I was short-changed!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Calum	KAL-um	Scottish
Vivienne	-	French
Husni	hus-NEE:	Arabic
Egnatius	-	Ancient Roman
Piety	PIE-ə-tee	English (Rare)
Nathalie	['næθəli]