SHORTCHANGE To 'shortchange' is to cheat or deprive someone of what is due to them; the plural form is 'shortchanges', the present participle form is 'shortchanging', the past tense form is 'shortchanged', the comparative form is 'shortchanger', the superlative form is 'shortest', and the adverb form is 'shortly'. An original rephrased definition could be: "Shortchanging is the act of unfairly depriving someone of what they are
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Word: SHORTCHANGE
Length: 11 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word SHORTCHANGE can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.