Short change is a term used to describe a situation in which a customer is given less money than they are owed in a transaction. The two crossword solutions for this term are METAMORPHOSI (12 letters) and CTS (3 letters). METAMORPHOSI is a Greek word meaning 'change of form' which can be used to describe the process of short changing someone. CTS stands for 'cash transaction system' which is a system used to track and record cash transactions, making it easier to detect when someone has been short changed.