- A product or service that is overpriced or of poor quality.
- Something, such as a film or story, that is clearly imitative of or based on something else.
- A theft.
- An act of exploitation.
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A ripoff (or rip-off) is a bad deal. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person pays too much for something. A ripoff is distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as fraud; a ripoff, on the other hand, is in the eye of the beholder. A scam might involve, for instance, a scheme in which a person pays $20 for a startup kit related to stuffing envelopes for a living, but the kit never arrives; upon receiving the money, the recipient flees. A ripoff, on the other hand, might be a business opportunity in which a person pays $375 for bulk vending machines worth $75. The fact that the advertised product actually arrives – even though it is worth far less than the purchase price – makes it a ripoff, not a scam.
In a related meaning, a ripoff is a blatant or unscrupulous copy or imitation. This is also known as a knockoff. In both senses there is an associated verb "to rip off", but the location of the preposition differs between the two meanings:
In one of his stand up comedy routines, Dennis Miller jokes about seeing an ad in the National Inquirer: "Learn how to avoid ripoffs - send $5."
In South Africa 'ripping off' can be making a joke of something that a person does on a regular basis.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tyveri, svindel, udnyttelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
afzetten, afscheuren, afzetterij
Français (French)
n. - arnaque
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ληστεία, μάδημα, ξεδιάντροπη αντιγραφή
Italiano (Italian)
fregatura, furto
Português (Portuguese)
n. - roubo (m), fraude (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - timo, robo, estafa
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppskörtning, (am) stöt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
偷窃
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偷竊
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 도둑질, 돈을 사취하기
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 窃盗, 盗んだ物, 不当な搾取
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) غش عن طريق مقاضاة سعر اعلى
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - הונאה, שוד, גניבה, ניצול, רמאות
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