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A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- 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!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bargain, good value, value for money, steal
A theft or robbery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A scam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knockoff
Antonyms: none provided
the act of stealing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: robbery
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
zlodějna
— unfair price or rate
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Czech:
vydřidušství
— unfair price or rate
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Finnish:
kiskurihinta
— unfair price or rate
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French:
arnaque
— unfair price or rate
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Galician:
sabrazo
— unfair price or rate
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German:
Abzocke
— unfair price or rate
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German:
Nepp
— unfair price or rate
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German:
Reinfall (letdown)
— unfair price or rate
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Greek:
κομπίνα
(kompína)
— unfair price or rate
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Hungarian:
rablás
— unfair price or rate
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Hungarian:
lehúzás
— unfair price or rate
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Italian:
frode
— unfair price or rate
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Italian:
inculata
— unfair price or rate
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Italian:
fregatura
— unfair price or rate
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Italian:
bidone
— unfair price or rate
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Italian:
rapina
— unfair price or rate
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Japanese:
ぼったくり
(bottakuri)
— unfair price or rate
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Korean:
바가지
(bagaji)
— unfair price or rate
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Central Kurdish:
قۆڵ بڕاندن
(qoll brrandin)
— unfair price or rate
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Mon:
ပၠံၚ်ခတာ်ကေတ်ဗ္ဒာဲဂှ်
— unfair price or rate
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Polish:
zdzierstwo
— unfair price or rate
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Portuguese:
roubo
— unfair price or rate
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Portuguese:
fraude
— unfair price or rate
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Russian:
грабёж
(grabjóž)
— unfair price or rate
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Russian:
обдира́ловка
(obdirálovka)
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
estafa
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
fraude
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
sablazo
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
garrotazo
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
fajazo
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
fajamiento
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
fajadura
— unfair price or rate
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Spanish:
clavada
— unfair price or rate
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Vietnamese:
chặt chém
— unfair price or rate
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German:
Abziehen
— a theft or robbery
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Polish:
kradzież
— a theft or robbery
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German:
Beschiss
— a scam or swindle
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German:
Schwindel
— a scam or swindle
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German:
Betrug
— a scam or swindle
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Hungarian:
lehúzás
— a scam or swindle
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Plautdietsch:
Schwindel
— a scam or swindle
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Polish:
naciągactwo
— a scam or swindle
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Polish:
szwindel
— a scam or swindle
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German:
Abklatsch
— a cheap illegal copy
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German:
Nachbildung
— a cheap illegal copy
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German:
Imitation
— a cheap illegal copy
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Japanese:
ぱくり
(pakuri)
— a cheap illegal copy
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Polish:
podróba
— a cheap illegal copy
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Polish:
podróbka
— a cheap illegal copy
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Portuguese:
cópia barata
— a cheap illegal copy
