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scam vs short-change

short-change vs scam

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

scam and short-change both are verbs.

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

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