short-change v : cheat someone by not returning him enough money [syn: short]

English

Alternative spellings

• short change
• short-change

Verb

1. To defraud someone by giving them less change than they ought to be given after a transaction.

   I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back. I got shortchanged!

2. In the context of "By extension": To deprive someone of something for which they paid.

   The elective class was easy, but in the end I was shortchanging myself.

Translations

Short Change was a consumer affairs programme for children, broadcast on BBC One and later also the CBBC Channel. It was essentially a version of the prime-time show Watchdog but aimed at children. The show was first aired on 20 February 1994, and had 13 series, the last episode broadcast on 9 July 2005.

Presenters

• Zoë Ball (1994-1995)
• Andi Peters (1996)
• Tim Vincent (1997-1999)
• Ortis Deley (1999-2005)
• Rhodri Owen (2000-2005)
• Angellica Bell (2001-2004)
• Thalia Pellegrini (2005)

See also

• Street Cents, a CBC program influenced by Short Change

External links

• Short Change on the BBC's Programme Catalogue

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