short-weight
verbUK /ˌʃɔːtˈweɪt/
US /ˌʃɔːrtˈweɪt/
To give someone less of something than they paid for.
The seller was fined for short-weighting customers at the market.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To give a customer less product than the stated weight.
The shop was caught short-weighting bags of rice.
3. To fail to give someone their full share or amount.
The contractor short-weighted the workers on their pay.
4. The act of delivering less than the promised quantity.
Inspectors found short-weighting at several stalls.