ˈrip-off

  • 11rip off — [v] rob; trick abuse, appropriate, bleed*, cheat, con*, cop*, defraud, dupe, exploit, filch*, fleece*, heist, impose on*, lift*, nab*, pilfer, pinch, plunder, ransack, relieve, rifle, skin*, soak*, stick*, swindle, swipe, thieve, use; concepts… …

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  • 12rip-off — ► NOUN informal 1) an article that is greatly overpriced. 2) an inferior imitation …

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  • 13rip off — verb deprive somebody of something by deceit The con man beat me out of $50 This salesman ripped us off! we were cheated by their clever sounding scheme They chiseled me out of my money • Syn: ↑cheat, ↑chisel • …

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  • 14rip-off — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms rip off : singular rip off plural rip offs informal something that is more expensive than it should be Our meal in town was a complete rip off. rip off prices …

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  • 15rip-off — 1. n. a theft; a deception; an exploitation. (See also rip.) □ This sandwich is a rip off! □ What a rip off! I want my money back. 2. mod. having to do with theft and deception. □ I consider myself to be rip off champion of North America …

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  • 16Rip-Off — Infobox VG title = Rip Off caption= developer = Tim Skelly publisher = Cinematronics designer = Tim Skelly release = 1980 (Arcade) platforms= Arcade Game genre = Shooter game modes = Single player, 2 player co op cpu= sound= cabinet=Horizontal… …

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  • 17rip off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rip off : present tense I/you/we/they rip off he/she/it rips off present participle ripping off past tense ripped off past participle ripped off informal 1) to cheat someone, especially by charging them too… …

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  • 18rip off —    to cheat or steal from    The imagery is from tearing paper off a pad or banknotes off a roll. Of cheating:     We got ripped off for half a million, and we respond with free psychiatric treatment and maintenance for the villain s family. (M.… …

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  • 19rip-off — noun (C) informal something that is unreasonably expensive: Five pounds for a coffee? What a rip off! see also: rip off rip 1 …

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  • 20rip off — PHRASAL VERB If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. [INFORMAL] → See also rip off [V n P] The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you… …

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