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Definition of Rip off
1. Verb. Deprive somebody of something by deceit. "They rip off him of all his money"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
Specialized synonyms: Gazump, Cozen, Fleece, Gazump, Hook, Overcharge, Pluck, Plume, Rob, Soak, Surcharge, Bunco, Con, Defraud, Diddle, Gip, Goldbrick, Gyp, Hornswoggle, Mulct, Nobble, Rook, Scam, Short-change, Swindle, Victimize, Bilk, Beat, Bunk, Whipsaw, Welch, Welsh, Beguile, Hoodwink, Juggle
Generic synonyms: Victimise, Victimize
Entails: Cozen, Deceive, Delude, Lead On
Derivative terms: Cheat, Cheater, Cheating, Chiseler, Chiseller, Rip-off
Definition of Rip off
1. Verb. To pull off by ripping ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) to steal, cheat or swindle ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic) to copy, especially illegally ¹
4. Verb. (idiomatic) to charge an exorbitant or unfair rate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rip Off
Literary usage of Rip off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School by Gene Callahan (2004)
"Who hasn't heard someone say, after purchasing some item, that the price he paid
for it was a "rip-off"? Let's set aside the case where the speaker was ..."
2. Advanced Demolition Legion: The ADL in Action by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"... the speculative frenzy that would drive the US econo*iy into the ground by
the end of the 1980s. THE ADL AND THE JUNK BOND BANDITS rip off AMERICA In ..."
3. Loosen the Knots and Tangles by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"ELDERLY RIP-OFF This is to act as a “notice” please, to ones of our readers who
have senior assistance from the government on your health care. ..."
4. Nova Scotia Pilot: Bay of Fundy, Southeast Coast of Nova-Scotia and Coast of by United States Hydrographic Office (1918)
"From Cape Chignecto to Cape D'Or the flood current sets nearly straight and makes
a long rip off Cape D'Or for a distance of 1 mile in a southerly direction ..."
5. Neuman and Baretti's Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages by Henry Neuman, Giuseppe Baretti (1851)
"rr. To violate the love due to a brother. DE SH F.RHA!i,r<il To unchain,to take
off chains or fetters. 2. To rip off the shoes of horses. ..."
6. Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy, and South Shore of Gulf of by Robert H. Orr, Richardson Clover (1891)
"From Cape Chignecto to Cape D'Or the flood sets nearly straight, and makes a long
rip off Cape D'Or to the distance of a mile in a southerly direction, ..."
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