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• Rip-off Britain — is an expression coined by the tabloid press in the late 1990s to describe dissatisfaction with certain products costing more in the United Kingdom than in some other countries, especially certain members of the EU and the United States. Such… …   Wikipedia

• rip-off — ˈrip off noun [countable] informal 1. something that is unreasonably expensive: • The survey found that most dieters thought diet programs were a big rip off. 2. something that is a copy of something else: • The high street stores are selling… …   Financial and business terms

• rip-off — n 1.) informal something that is unreasonably expensive ▪ The meal was a rip off and the service was appalling. 2.) music, art, films etc that are rip offs copy something else without admitting that they are copies rip off of ▪ a rip off of a hit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rip-off — rip offs 1) N COUNT If you say that something that you bought was a rip off, you mean that you were charged too much money or that it was of very poor quality. [INFORMAL] If he thinks ₤5.40 a day for parking at Luton Airport is a rip off, he… …   English dictionary

• rip-off — ☆ rip off [rip′ôf΄ ] n. Slang 1. the act or an instance of stealing, cheating, exploiting, misrepresenting, etc. 2. a product that is overpriced, esp. one that is inferior or an imitation * * * rip off (rĭpʹôf , ŏf ) n. Slang 1. A theft. 2. A …   Universalium

• rip-off — rip ,off noun count usually singular INFORMAL something that is more expensive than it should be: Our meal in town was a complete rip off. rip off prices …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rip|off — or rip off «RIHP F, OF», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a theft or robbery. 2. something that exploits a popular trend or interest …   Useful english dictionary

• rip off — {v.}, {slang} (Stress on off ) Steal. * /The hippies ripped off the grocery store./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rip off — {v.}, {slang} (Stress on off ) Steal. * /The hippies ripped off the grocery store./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rip-off — ☆ rip off [rip′ôf΄ ] n. Slang 1. the act or an instance of stealing, cheating, exploiting, misrepresenting, etc. 2. a product that is overpriced, esp. one that is inferior or an imitation …   English World dictionary

• rip-off — [n] trick; robbery cheat, con*, exploitation, fraud, gyp*, larceny, lift*, pinch*, purloining, racket*, steal, stealing, swindle, theft, thievery, thieving; concepts 139,192 Ant. gift, giving, offering …   New thesaurus