rip-off
noun
[ ˈrɪpɒf ]
• a fraud or swindle, especially something that is grossly overpriced.
• "designer label clothes are just expensive rip-offs"
Similar:
fraud,
swindle,
fraudulent scheme,
confidence trick,
mare's nest,
overcharging,
con,
con trick,
scam,
flimflam,
gyp,
kite,
ramp,
twist,
swizz,
daylight robbery,
rip,
shakedown,
hustle,
grift,
bunco,
boondoggle,
rort,
do,
flanker,
have,
rip off
• cheat someone, especially financially.
• "she thought he was ripping her off over her royalties"
Similar:
swindle,
fleece,
cheat,
defraud,
deceive,
trick,
dupe,
hoodwink,
double-cross,
gull,
short-change,
exploit,
take advantage of,
victimize,
do,
diddle,
con,
bamboozle,
rob,
shaft,
sting,
have,
bilk,
rook,
gyp,
finagle,
flimflam,
put one over on,
pull a fast one on,
take for a ride,
lead up the garden path,
sell down the river,
sucker,
snooker,
goldbrick,
gouge,
stiff,
give someone a bum steer,
pull a swifty on,
cozen,
chicane,
sell,
• steal or plagiarize something.
• "they have ripped off £6.7 billion"
