"rip-off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rip-offs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from rip off. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|rip off}} Deverbal from rip off Head templates: {{en-noun}} rip-off (plural rip-offs)
  1. (countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate. Tags: countable Translations (unfair price or rate): قۆڵ بڕاندن (qoll brrandin) (Central Kurdish), zlodějna [feminine] (Czech), vydřidušství [neuter] (Czech), kiskurihinta (Finnish), arnaque [feminine] (French), sabrazo [masculine] (Galician), Abzocke [feminine] (German), Nepp [masculine] (German), Reinfall (letdown) [masculine] (German), κομπίνα (kompína) (Greek), rablás (Hungarian), lehúzás [slang] (Hungarian), frode [feminine] (Italian), inculata [feminine] (Italian), fregatura [feminine] (Italian), bidone [masculine] (Italian), ぼったくり (bottakuri) (Japanese), 바가지 (bagaji) (Korean), ပၠံၚ်ခတာ်ကေတ်ဗ္ဒာဲဂှ် (Mon), zdzierstwo [neuter] (Polish), roubo [masculine] (Portuguese), fraude [feminine] (Portuguese), estafa [feminine] (Spanish), fraude [masculine] (Spanish), sablazo [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), garrotazo [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), fajazo [masculine] (Spanish), fajamiento [masculine] (Spanish), fajadura [feminine] (Spanish), clavada [feminine] (Spanish), quỵt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-rip-off-en-noun-en:bad_deal_or_high_price Disambiguation of 'unfair price or rate': 93 0 4 2
  2. A theft or robbery. Translations (a theft or robbery): Abziehen [neuter, slang] (German)
    Sense id: en-rip-off-en-noun-en:theft_or_robbery Disambiguation of 'a theft or robbery': 0 97 0 2
  3. A scam. Translations (a scam or swindle): Beschiss [masculine, slang] (German), Schwindel [masculine] (German), Betrug [masculine] (German), lehúzás [slang] (Hungarian), Schwindel [masculine] (Plautdietsch), naciągactwo [neuter] (Polish), szwindel [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rip-off-en-noun-en:scam_or_fraud Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 23 13 36 28 Disambiguation of 'a scam or swindle': 2 12 81 6
  4. A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior. Synonyms: knockoff Translations (a cheap illegal copy): Abklatsch [masculine, pejorative] (German), Nachbildung [feminine] (German), Imitation [feminine] (German), ぱくり (pakuri) (Japanese), podróba [feminine] (Polish), podróbka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rip-off-en-noun-en:copy_or_knockoff Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mon translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 10 24 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 8 28 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 12 21 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 6 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 3 2 4 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 12 12 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 6 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 5 23 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 6 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 7 17 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 5 20 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 5 12 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 6 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 6 18 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 12 6 15 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Mon translations: 8 12 12 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 4 2 7 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 6 21 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 6 14 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 3 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 11 6 14 69 Disambiguation of 'a cheap illegal copy': 3 12 5 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ripoff

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "rip off"
      },
      "expansion": "Deverbal from rip off",
      "name": "deverbal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from rip off.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rip-offs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "rip-off (plural rip-offs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bargain"
        },
        {
          "word": "good value"
        },
        {
          "word": "value for money"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "steal"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "unfair",
          "unfair"
        ],
        [
          "exorbitant",
          "exorbitant"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ],
        [
          "rate",
          "rate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:bad deal or high price"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A theft or robbery."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theft",
          "theft"
        ],
        [
          "robbery",
          "robbery"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:theft or robbery"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A scam."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scam",
          "scam"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:scam or fraud"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "copy",
          "copy"
        ],
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:copy or knockoff"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "knockoff"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ripoff"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zlodějna"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vydřidušství"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "kiskurihinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arnaque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sabrazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Abzocke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nepp"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Reinfall (letdown)"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kompína",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "κομπίνα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "rablás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "lehúzás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "frode"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inculata"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fregatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bidone"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bottakuri",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "ぼったくり"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bagaji",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "바가지"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "qoll brrandin",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "قۆڵ بڕاندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnw",
      "lang": "Mon",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "ပၠံၚ်ခတာ်ကေတ်ဗ္ဒာဲဂှ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zdzierstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "roubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fraude"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estafa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fraude"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sablazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "garrotazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fajazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fajamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fajadura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clavada"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfair price or rate",
      "word": "quỵt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a theft or robbery",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Abziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "Beschiss"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwindel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Betrug"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "lehúzás"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwindel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "naciągactwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a scam or swindle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szwindel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "Abklatsch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nachbildung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Imitation"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "pakuri",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "word": "ぱくり"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "podróba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a cheap illegal copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "podróbka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:rip-off"
  ],
  "word": "rip-off"
}

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