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View synonyms for rip off

rip off

verb

  1. tr to tear violently or roughly (from)
  2. slang.
    adverb to steal from or cheat (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. slang.
    an article or articles stolen
  2. slang.
    a grossly overpriced article
  3. slang.
    the act of stealing or cheating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them "rip off prices."

From BBC

In February, President Joe Biden decried the concept of “shrinkflation” — cutting the amount or quality of an item, yet keeping the price static — ahead of the Super Bowl, saying that “it’s a rip off.”

From Salon

But more recent reporting shows that only $4.5 billion of the settlement ended up going towards California homeowners who had been ripped off by lenders.

From BBC

There were no insult comics or crude talk radio hosts or ancient wrestling stars ripping off their shirts.

From Salon

Over the years, there have been accusations of unpaid royalties and ripped off songs.

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