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rip-off

NOUN
trick; robbery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
swindle
STRONG
cheat con exploitation fraud larceny lift pinch racket steal stealing theft thievery thieving
WEAK
purloining
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty
WEAK
gift giving offering
rip off
VERB
rob; trick
Synonyms
WEAK
abuse appropriate bleed cheat con cop defraud dupe exploit filch fleece heist lift nab pilfer pinch plunder ransack relieve rifle skin soak swindle swipe thieve use

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Matthew Upton, director of policy at Citizens Advice, said: "Rip-off renewal prices have seen consumers paying over the odds for far too long. No longer can you be exploited just for staying loyal."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2021

Rip-off websites which charge people for free Covid-19 passenger locator forms feature prominently in Google search results, the BBC has found.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2021

Rip-off, of course, is an insulting word to apply to something as absorbingly entertaining as “Stranger Things 2,” the hotly anticipated sequel to Netflix’s rapturously retro hit miniseries “Stranger Things.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2017

Gringas, who also represents the Rip-off Report, a website for disgruntled customers to write reviews of businesses, says he expects this to open the door to lawsuits against that site in Kentucky.

From Forbes • Jul. 11, 2013