- a variation of ripoff.
rip-off
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I had always heard that annuities were bad, a rip-off, and something to avoid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
The imagery is everywhere in town; recent grad Sam Geller recalls playing a Lenox-themed Monopoly rip-off at the community center growing up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
More than 20 Labour MPs have urged the government to reform the student loan system in England, as they criticised "rip-off" interest rates and unfair changes to repayment terms.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
That seems downright quaint now; the rip-off they are effecting is at such a bigger scale, and we hardly have time to pay attention to it.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
“The first few rows are reserved for friends and radio stations. It’s a rip-off, but what can you do?”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
They didn’t need their star to rip off a 27-19 run to finish the quarter and take a commanding 13-point lead into the fourth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Sir Keir previously said the government would "step in" if fuel companies tried to "rip off customers".
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
They rip off their clothes, dunk their heads in the dip and lead dance battles to La Bouche’s “Be My Lover.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
And don’t discount that Chinese chip makers will figure out how to rip off Nvidia’s technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
I wish I’d brought disguises, so if someone spots us, we could run fast around a comer and then rip off our masks and act like we were innocently strolling.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
