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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rip-off en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Deverbal from rip off.

Meanings

  1. (countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
    • Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!
    • 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.
  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. A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.
    • Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ripoff alternative lexicographic
rip-offs Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

bargain · value for money · good value · steal

Synonyms

knockoff

Translations (50)

pt fraude (unfair price or rate) · es sablazo (unfair price or rate) · es garrotazo (unfair price or rate) · cs zlodějna (unfair price or rate) · de Nachbildung (a cheap illegal copy) · pl szwindel (a scam or swindle) · it inculata (unfair price or rate) · ckb قۆڵ بڕاندن (unfair price or rate) · de Imitation (a cheap illegal copy) · es clavada (unfair price or rate) · it frode (unfair price or rate) · ja ぱくり (a cheap illegal copy) · de Nepp (unfair price or rate) · de Schwindel (a scam or swindle) · de Reinfall (letdown) (unfair price or rate) · es fajamiento (unfair price or rate) · ko 바가지 (unfair price or rate) · de Abziehen (a theft or robbery) · pl kradzież (a theft or robbery) · mnw ပၠံၚ်ခတာ်ကေတ်ဗ္ဒာဲဂှ် (unfair price or rate) · es fajazo (unfair price or rate) · pt roubo (unfair price or rate) · it bidone (unfair price or rate) · hu rablás (unfair price or rate) · ru обдира́ловка (unfair price or rate) · de Beschiss (a scam or swindle) · pl zdzierstwo (unfair price or rate) · gl sabrazo (unfair price or rate) · fr arnaque (unfair price or rate) · de Abzocke (unfair price or rate) · pl naciągactwo (a scam or swindle) · ru грабёж (unfair price or rate) · fi kiskurihinta (unfair price or rate) · pdt Schwindel (a scam or swindle) · pl podróba (a cheap illegal copy) · el κομπίνα (unfair price or rate) · es fajadura (unfair price or rate) · hu lehúzás (a scam or swindle) · hu lehúzás (unfair price or rate) · de Abklatsch (a cheap illegal copy) · es estafa (unfair price or rate) · pt cópia barata (a cheap illegal copy) · it rapina (unfair price or rate) · ja ぼったくり (unfair price or rate) · vi chặt chém (unfair price or rate) · cs vydřidušství (unfair price or rate) · de Betrug (a scam or swindle) · it fregatura (unfair price or rate) · pl podróbka (a cheap illegal copy) · es fraude (unfair price or rate)