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The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.
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Meaning of "rip-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIP-OFF

rip-off  [ˈrɪpˌɒf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIP-OFF

noun
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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Rip-Off is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIP-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ripoff

A ripoff is a bad financial transaction. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something, or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price. A ripoff is usually distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as fraud; a ripoff may be considered excessive, but not illegal.

Definition of rip-off in the English dictionary

The first definition of rip-off in the dictionary is an article or articles stolen. Other definition of rip-off is a copy of sth with no original features of its own. Rip-Off is also a grossly overpriced article.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIP-OFF


blowoff
ˈbləʊˌɒf
burn-off
ˈbɜːnˌɒf
checkoff
ˈtʃekˌɒf
cook-off
ˈkʊkˌɒf
die-off
ˈdaɪˌɒf
fall-off
ˈfɔːlˌɒf
kick-off
ˈkɪkˌɒf
liftoff
ˈlɪftˌɒf
logoff
ˈlɒɡˌɒf
pickoff
ˈpɪkˌɒf
rub-off
ˈrʌbˌɒf
sendoff
ˈsɛndˌɒf
spin-off
ˈspɪnˌɒf
standoff
ˈstændˌɒf
stop-off
ˈstɒpˌɒf
tail-off
ˈteɪlˌɒf
takeoff
ˈteɪkˌɒf
tear-off
ˈtɛərˌɒf
throw-off
ˈθrəʊˌɒf
write-off
ˈraɪtˌɒf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIP-OFF

rip
rip current
rip off
rip on
rip up
Rip Van Winkle
rip-off artist
rip-rap
rip-roaring
riparial
riparian
ripcord
ripe
ripely
ripen
ripener
ripeness
riper
ripidolite
ripieni

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIP-OFF

cut-off
drop-off
face-off
far-off
hands-off
jump-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
run-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
tip-off
trade-off
turn-off

Synonyms and antonyms of rip-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rip-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIP-OFF

Find out the translation of rip-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rip-off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rip-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宰人的价钱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

timo
570 millions of speakers

English

rip-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَرِقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переплата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fraude
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেরা বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arnaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rip-off
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wucher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴利
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사취
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuwek-off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

việc bán quá đắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருடப்பட்டது ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kazık atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

furto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdzierstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шахрайство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înșelare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αισχροκέρδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rip -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppskörtning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svindel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rip-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIP-OFF»

The term «rip-off» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIP-OFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rip-off

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7 QUOTES WITH «RIP-OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rip-off.
1
Shelley Duvall
Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head together or it can be totally without meaning.
2
Danny Elfman
You're allowed to rip-off another score so close that it's ridiculous. In my opinion it's ridiculous, how closely one can just rip-off a score that happened a year or two earlier.
3
Tina Fey
We're all comedy fans in my family. My parents mainly wouldn't let me watch stuff that was either annoying to them, or just garbage. My dad wouldn't let us watch 'The Flintstones' if he was home, because he said it was a rip-off of 'The Honeymooners'. But he would let us stay up really late in the summer and watch old 'Honeymooners'.
4
William Katt
Audiences can be leery of sequels; the studios make a hit, they see dollar signs, and they make a cheap rip-off.
5
Anita Pallenberg
I don't like the fashion world. It's too nasty, too rip-off, too hard. And now it's all Gucci and Prada; it's very difficult to make your own business.
6
Tony Snow
The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.
7
Tim Vine
Velcro: what a rip-off.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIP-OFF»

Discover the use of rip-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rip-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stop the Investing Rip-off: How to Avoid Being a Victim and ...
The questions every investor should ask before parting with their hard-earned cash This book serves as an advocate of the consumer and brings to light what insiders know about the side of the sales pitches that consumers don't, but need to ...
David B. Loeper, 2011
2
The Great European Rip-off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is ...
Using their extensive network of insider sources, David Craig and Matthew Elliott smash through the secrecy and disinformation that are the Brussels hallmark to reveal what our European rulers are really getting up to.
David Craig, Matthew Elliott, 2009
3
The Great Tooth Fairy Rip-Off
Joey tries to wheedle more than fifty cents out of the tooth fairy to buy some dinosaur stickers, but instead learns a lesson about the value of money, work, and savings before he loses his second tooth. IP.
Dori Hillestad Butler, 1997
4
No Sucker Left Behind: Avoiding the Great College Rip-off
No Sucker Left Behind is the only book that blows the lid off colleges' scandalous price-gouging schemes. Marc Scheer reveals colleges to be profit-obsessed businesses best approached with the wariness reserved for used-car salesmen.
Marc Scheer, 2009
5
The Big Rip Off (of Significant Proportions)
The Big Rip Off is a tale of an arrogant, slightly retarded man of extreme wealth who is the embodiment of self-inflicted blindness run amuck. This is the man of our times.
Steven Polederos, 2009
6
The Great American College Tuition Rip-off
This book is an examination of why American colleges and universities have extraordinarily high tuitions and why those tuitions grow faster than the rate of inflation.
Paul Streitz, 2005
7
Stop the Retirement Rip-off: How to Avoid Hidden Fees and ...
In Stop the Retirement Rip-off, author David Loeper outlines a practical five-step approach to understanding your organization's retirement plan and overcoming its potential inefficiencies.
David B. Loeper, 2009
8
The Ultimate Rip-Off: A Taxing Tale
This instructional novel is ideal for an MBA program or law school, which has a light coverage ot taxation or accounting. It can be used in IRS training programs for beginning agents or in a CPA firm's in-house training program." - Preface.
Iris Weil Collett, D. Larry Crumbley, 1998
9
Purity's Big Payoff / Premarital Sex Is a Big Rip-Off
Add this book to your arsenal in the battle to remain pure! The most difficult task in the life of a Christian single today is maintaining purity until marriage. The payoff is perfect love and sex, just as our Creator intended.
Donna Lee Schillinger, 2011
10
Rip-Off Red, Girl Detective and the Burning Bombing of ...
Recently discovered and never before published, these two short novels were written in the early 1970s, at the beginning of Acker's writing career.
Kathy Acker, 2002

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIP-OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rip-off is used in the context of the following news items.
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NYC "Rip-Off" Hot Dog Vendor Fired After I-Team Report Exposes …
The hot dog vendor exposed by the NBC 4 New York I-Team for selling outrageously overpriced food to visitors and tourists near ground zero has been fired, the ... «NBC New York, May 15»
2
Guns N' Roses -- Holy Crap ... Sweet Child O' Mine Is a Rip-Off?!?
0511-guns-n-roses-getty-01 Prepare to have your mind blown ... the most iconic Guns N' Roses song -- "Sweet Child O' Mine" -- was totally jacked from an ... «TMZ.com, May 15»
3
End the Ethanol Rip-Off
WITH the collapse in global oil prices, members of Congress are once again pushing to raise the federal gasoline tax, with the proceeds going to new roads, ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
4
Tom Francis blesses Devolver's 'Gunpoint rip-off' Ronin
“It's clearly not a Gunpoint ripoff, because the core mechanics are so different,” he said. “A lot of what it does copy is superficial, and that stuff doesn't matter. «Develop, Jan 15»
5
Blizzard's Overwatch: The World Needs a Team Fortress 2 Rip-Off
So here we are in 2014, where there really aren't any shooters that rip off TF2. Everything is grey, vaguely futuristic, hands out double-jumps and jetpacks like ... «PC Magazine, Nov 14»
6
Wisconsin Rapper Sues Jeezy, Claims "Me OK" Was A Rip-Off
Chris claims that Jeezy's 2014 hit single "Me OK," produced by Drumma Boy, was a rip-off of his own track "13 Shots." Chris says his single was released a full ... «HotNewHipHop, Oct 14»
7
T-Mobile COO says AT&T's 'Next' upgrade program was a 'rip-off'
Alling said that AT&T, which just made a few changes to the “Next,” pricing plans last week, said that the original deal offered by AT&T was a “ripoff,” reported ... «GeekWire, Dec 13»
8
Are Expensive HDMI Cables a Rip-off?
If you're in the market for a new television set, Best Buy is selling a Toshiba 32-inch flat-screen HDTV for $290. Not a bad deal, right? But you'll need something ... «Money Talks News, Apr 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rip-Off [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rip-off-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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