rip off
Cheat someone financially
Rip off means to cheat or swindle someone, usually by overcharging: That mechanic totally ripped me off.
As a noun, a rip-off is something grossly overpriced or a blatant imitation: Twenty dollars for parking is a rip-off; The movie was a rip-off of Star Wars.
The verb also means to steal: Someone ripped off my bike.
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- defraudObtain through deceit
gouge · cheat · hustle · bilk · grift · phishing · shakedown · snake oil
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- copycatOne who mimics another
- fakeNot the real thing
piracy · infringement · forgery · replica · imitation · derivative · plagiarism · pirated
Excessive pricing during crises
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- overpricedCosting more than warranted
inflated prices · gouging · markup · surcharge · fleecing · profiteering · usury · steep
swindle
Deception for financial gain
defraud · gouge · cheat · hustle · bilk · grift · phishing · shakedown · snake oil · pyramid scheme
knockoff
Unauthorized replica product
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- copycatOne who mimics another
fake · piracy · infringement · forgery · replica · imitation · derivative · plagiarism · pirated · lookalike
price gouging
Excessive pricing during crises
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
overpriced · inflated prices · gouging · markup · surcharge · fleecing · profiteering · usury · steep · sky-high
steal
Take without permission
filch · purloin · pocket · lift · nick · heist · robbery · larceny · shoplift · burglarize
yank
Quick, forceful pull
rip offbargain
Favorable purchase price
good deal · good value · steal · undercharge · fair price
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