rip-off
You got fleeced
A rip-off is something that charges too much for what you get: Twenty dollars for a hot dog? What a rip-off!
It can also mean a blatant imitation or theft of someone else's work: That movie is just a rip-off of Alien.
To rip off is to cheat or steal: They ripped me off, He ripped off her design.
Argument against
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
cheat · grift · bamboozle · hoodwink · fleece · dupe · defraud · bilk
Exploitative overpricing
- price gougingExcessive pricing during crises
- extortionObtaining through threats
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
- overchargingDemanding excessive payment
inflated · exorbitant · steep · extortionate · unreasonable · excessive · sky-high · astronomical
con
Argument against
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
hoax · cheat · grift · bamboozle · hoodwink · fleece · dupe · defraud · bilk · flimflam
gouging
Exploitative overpricing
- price gougingExcessive pricing during crises
- extortionObtaining through threats
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
overcharging · inflated · exorbitant · steep · extortionate · unreasonable · excessive · sky-high · astronomical · profiteering
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
imitation · replica · clone · forgery · phony · bogus · ersatz · pirated · plagiarism · duplicate
robbery
Theft through intimidation
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
shoplifting · pilfering · pickpocketing · thievery · holdup · heist · mugging · filching · boosting · break-in
- conscon, scam, swindle, grift, hustle
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- easy moneyeasy money, quick buck, fast cash, windfall, gravy train
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- bargainsbargain, bargain hunting, discount store, coupon, rebate
rip-offbargain
Favorable purchase price
steal · fair price · value for money · discount · markdown