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rip-offˈrip-off noun [countable]   - This band is nothing but a Pearl Jam rip-off, with no original sound of its own.
- We shouldn't have gone there - it was such a rip-off.
- I've seen the movie, plus all the rip-offs and sequels.
- It's still a rip-off and anyway, what does he think it will pay for?
- It was an electronic piano keyboard, a rip-off of the Yamaha instrument that was a big Christmas seller in the States.
- Last year, 114 cases with 236 victims and more than $ 18 million in estimated rip-offs led to 11 criminal convictions.
- Makes this other offer of a chance to win $ 100 look like a cheap rip-off.
- Other rip-offs in the past have centred on everything from gold bullion to currency trading.
- Unless there are safeguards in the Bill, there will be asset stripping and property rip-offs on a grand scale.
- Would a flat tax save taxpayers money and time, or is it a rip-off that would help only the rich?
to make someone pay too much money for something► overcharge to make someone pay too much for something in a shop, restaurant, taxi etc: · Garage mechanics are twice as likely to overcharge women car owners as men.overcharge somebody for something: · The cab driver tried to overcharge us for the ride from the airport.· The university was accused of overcharging the government millions of dollars for research-related costs. ► rip off spoken informal to make someone pay much more for something than it is worth: rip somebody off: · Don't buy a watch from those guys, they'll just rip you off.rip off somebody: · The bars by the sea make huge profits by ripping off tourists. ► a rip-off spoken informal if something is a rip-off , it costs much more than it is worth -- use this when you think that someone is trying to cheat you: · "It cost £200 to get it fixed." "What a rip-off!"a complete/total rip-off: · The meal cost me $80 - it was a total rip-off. ► fleece informal to get a lot of money from someone by charging far too much for goods or services: · Some airport shops are accused of fleecing their customers, who don't have any choice but to use them. 1informal something that is unreasonably expensive:  The meal was a rip-off and the service was appalling.2music, art, films etc that are rip-offs copy something else without admitting that they are copiesrip-off of a rip-off of a hit movie → rip off at rip1 |