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rip off

/ rip off /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
deprive somebody of something by deceit
"The con-man beat me out of $50"
"This salesman ripped us off!"
"we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"
"They chiseled me out of my money"
Type of:
victimize victimise
Kinds of:
gazump cozen overcharge soak surcharge
Derived:
swindler chiseller chiseler gouger scammer
Entails:
deceive lead on delude
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s to somebody
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
22
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victimize victimise gazump cozen overcharge soak surcharge