shortchange

劍橋詞典

to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you
少找給…零錢
I think I was shortchanged in the café , because I've only got ￡5 in my purse when I should have ￡10. 我覺得小餐館少找給我錢了，因為我的錢包里本應該有10英鎊，而現(xiàn)在只有5英鎊。

to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve
對…不公平，虧待；克扣，少給…應得的東西
Children who leave school unable to read and write are being tragically shortchanged. 那些沒學會讀書寫字就離開學校的孩子是不幸的，他們沒有受到應有的教育。 返回 shortchange