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rip-off

noun

Etymology

Deverbal from rip off.

Definitions

  1. A bad deal

    A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

    • In those days, a hamburger was fifteen cents, and if someone was charging a quarter for a bowl of soup, it was regarded as a rip-off.
    • Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!

  2. A theft or robbery.

    • He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.

  3. A scam.

    • He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.

      • Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?

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