rip-off
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈrɪpˌɔf/
- Informal
- Online shopping has made it easier to spot a rip-off when sellers charge exorbitant shipping fees.
- a big rip-off
- rip-off artists
- a blatant rip-off
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Watch on YouTubeSo these games were mainly RIP offs of other games.
- So these games were mainly RIP offs of other games.
- I just think this is a RIP off That's it, that's all.
- It was absolutely a Aquitar RIP off.
- It redefines the word scam or RIP off in many new ways that are creative and a little bit terrifying frankly.
- But to say that ET is a RIP off of strangest things, it's just not true because that doesn't add up on a timeline of life.
- It's if it's not a direct remake, I guess it's just a RIP off like they do it.
- There was another one that it was basically we had a pretty good timeline and proof that there was there was a RIP off.
Examples
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The repair bills are killing us. "Those things are just rip-offs," said Daniel.
Fiction book (1999) -
California is a victim of an Enron-style rip-off by Big Oil and their refining companies.
Blog text (6) -
This place is a rip-off.
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The public perception that tax incentives are a rip-off is persistent and resilient to information.
Academic text (1993) -
There was a game that came out that was unquestionably a rip-off of the series, Saints Row.
Blog text (31) -
At $249, the MINI is a rip-off, but would have still been a huge profit for Apple.
Blog text (1) -
That's a rip-off for both me as a consumer and as a taxpayer.
Blog text (14) -
I loudly told everyone that the bank was dishonest, a rip-off, and that the employees were liars.
Blog text (14) -
For example, there are dozens of "The Simpsons" rip-offs, with obvious and purposefully misspelled names.
Blog text (14) -
Many customers felt that the price they paid for the concert tickets was a rip-off due to the poor sound quality.
Synonyms
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1.0
Taking something that belongs to another person without permission
Antonyms
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3.2
A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Rip-off comes from the words rip ('to tear') and off ('away'), so imagine someone 'tearing' money away from you. A helpful way to remember it is to picture being charged too much or cheated as if your money was ripped off, which is why a rip-off means a dishonest price or a cheat.