shortchanges
Gives insufficient change
Shortchanges means to give less than what's owed or expected.
Literally, it's returning too little change in a transaction: The cashier shortchanged me by five dollars.
More often it's figurative—cheating someone of their fair share or giving inadequate treatment: The documentary shortchanges his early career, Students who skip the reading shortchange themselves.
Deceptive theft schemes
- defraudsCheats someone of assets
- scamsDishonest money-making schemes
- fleecesCheats for gain
- bilksCheats out of payment
stiffs · cons · dupes · rips off · cheats · hoodwinks · bamboozles · tricks
Steals from unlawfully
- deniesDeclares something untrue
- withholdsRefuses to release
- deprivesTakes something away
- starvesDies from hunger
strips · limits · restricts · curtails · cuts short · holds back · stints · begrudges
Offers far below value
- stiffsCorpses or non-tippers
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
- withholdsRefuses to release
- docksShip mooring structures
shorts · undercompensates · pinches · squeezes · shaves · skims · chisels · pockets
Judges below actual worth
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- underratesJudges below true value
- slightsMinor deliberate offenses
disregards · overlooks · ignores · belittles · dismisses · trivializes · undersells · minimizes
swindles
Deceptive theft schemes
bilks · stiffs · cons · dupes · rips off · cheats · hoodwinks · bamboozles · tricks · deceives
robs
Steals from unlawfully
starves · strips · limits · restricts · curtails · cuts short · holds back · stints · begrudges · rations
lowballs
Offers far below value
docks · shorts · undercompensates · pinches · squeezes · shaves · skims · chisels · pockets · undercounts
underestimates
Judges below actual worth
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- underratesJudges below true value
slights · disregards · overlooks · ignores · belittles · dismisses · trivializes · undersells · minimizes · cheapens
shortchangesoverpays
Pays too much
overcompensates · overpaying · rounds up · settles up · pays out
shortchangeshonors
Recognition for achievement
rewards · compensates · makes amends · repays · favors
shortchangesrewards
Benefits given for merit
enriches · benefits · does right by · honors · appreciates