rip-off

rip-off

(rĭp′ôf′, -ŏf′)

n. Slang

1. A product or service that is overpriced or of poor quality.

2. Something, such as a film or story, that is clearly imitative of or based on something else.

3. A theft.

4. An act of exploitation.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rip-off - the act of stealing       heist robbery - larceny by threat of violence jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

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rip-off

ripoff

noun (Slang) cheat, con (informal), scam (slang), con trick (informal), fraud, theft, sting (informal), robbery, exploitation, swindle, daylight robbery (informal) Christmas shopping is a rip-off.

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rip-off

noun

Slang. The crime of taking someone else's property without consent:

larceny, pilferage, steal, theft, thievery.

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Translations

rip-off

[ˈrɪpɒf] N

1. (= swindle) it's a rip-off! → ¡es una estafa or un robo!

2. (= imitation) [of film, song etc] → plagio m, copia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rip-off

n (inf) → Wucher m, → Nepp m (inf); (= cheat) → Schwindel m; (= copy: of film, song etc) → Abklatsch m; it’s a rip-off → das ist Wucher or Nepp (inf) → /Schwindel/nachgemacht or ein Abklatsch; he’d been the victim of a rip-off → er war ausgenommen worden (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rip-off

[ˈrɪpˌɒf] n (fam) it's a rip-off! → è un furto!

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rip-off

→ سَرِقَة zlodějna det rene røveri Wucher αισχροκέρδεια estafa, timo ylihintainen tavara tai palvelu arnaque pljačka do gole kože furto 暴利 사취 afzetterij svindel zdzierstwo fraude переплата uppskörtning คิดเกินราคา kazık việc bán quá đắt 宰人的价钱

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