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The definition of a rip off is a product that is not worth the cost or a scam that you fall victim to that causes you to pay more than something is worth.

(noun)

An example of a rip off is a cheap purse that falls apart in a day.
An example of a rip off is when someone promises to sell you an item, takes your money and never comes with the item.

To rip off is to cheat or steal from someone.

(verb)

An example of rip off is when you ask someone for money for a product that you will buy them, take the money and never deliver.

See rip-off in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

the act or an instance of stealing, cheating, exploiting, misrepresenting, etc.
a product that is overpriced, esp. one that is inferior or an imitation

See rip-off in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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A product or service that is overpriced or of poor quality.
Something, such as a film or story, that is clearly imitative of or based on something else.
A theft.
An act of exploitation.

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