Word: shortchange
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: short
change
Definition: To deprive someone of something for which they paid.
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
Affix: change
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cambīre
Language: la
Decoded: cambire
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I exchange, barter; change.