RIP-OFF


Meaning of RIP-OFF in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

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 .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

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?

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