rip-off in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rip-off",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-offs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "bargain"
        }
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "$200 for a pair of shoes!? That is a rip-off."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rip-off is something that costs much more than it is actually worth."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This cheap company produces rip-offs of the popular Nike shoes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rip-off of something is a poor imitation of it."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rip-off"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rip-off",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rip-offs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "bargain"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Colloquial",
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "$200 for a pair of shoes!? That is a rip-off."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rip-off is something that costs much more than it is actually worth."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Colloquial",
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This cheap company produces rip-offs of the popular Nike shoes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rip-off of something is a poor imitation of it."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rip-off"
}

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"rip-off" meaning in English

Noun