The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.是什么意思？

The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.

收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cashier

n. 出纳员；vt. 解雇，抛弃；

例句
The cashier dived for cover when a gunman opened fire...
出纳员在持枪歹徒开枪时冲向藏身处。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

mistake

n. 错误，过失，误解，差错，口误，笔误，失策，失误；vt.& vi. 弄错，误解；vt. 认不出，误会，看错；vi. 弄错，误解；

例句
Her mistake was to blab about their affair...
她错在说出了他们的婚外情。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。