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bunco vs short-change

short-change vs bunco

bunco is a noun but short-change is not a noun.

bunco and short-change both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bunco Yes No Yes No
short-change No No Yes No
As verbs, bunco and short-change are synonyms defined as:
  • bunco and short-change: deprive of by deceit
Other synonyms of bunco include con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize.
As verbs, short-change is a hyponym of bunco; that is, short-change is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bunco:
  • bunco: deprive of by deceit
  • short-change: cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Other hyponyms of bunco include short.
bunco (noun) short-change (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
bunco (verb) short-change (verb)
deprive of by deceit cheat someone by not returning him enough money
deprive of by deceit
Difference between bunco and short-change

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