1
: an act or instance of stealing : theft
also
: a financial exploitation
2
: a usually cheap exploitive imitation
ripped off; ripping off; rips off
2
: to copy or imitate blatantly or unscrupulously
3
: to perform, achieve, or score quickly or easily
ripped off 10 straight points
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Examples of rip-off in a Sentence
Noun
a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history
Verb
the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer
the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Fede Álvarez understands that there’s a thin line between an homage, a follow-up and a rip-off.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers were victorious when the pair last met in a World Series in 1981 when LA ripped off four-straight wins to take the series 4-2 – capturing the club’s seventh championship.
—David Close, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The 1980 original spawned 10 sequels, a remake, and innumerable rip-offs.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Fede Álvarez understands that there’s a thin line between an homage, a follow-up and a rip-off.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Verb
Because deer have no upper incisors, leaves and branches will look as if they were torn or ripped off.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
The Dodgers were victorious when the pair last met in a World Series in 1981 when LA ripped off four-straight wins to take the series 4-2 – capturing the club’s seventh championship.
—David Close, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Rip-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rip-off. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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