rip-off

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  1. noun Slang A product or service that is overpriced or of poor quality.
  2. noun Slang Something, such as a film or story, that is clearly imitative of or based on something else.
  3. noun Slang A theft.
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  • Louder, drunker, more locals with business intent, from hookers, sidewalk preachers, to the usual quotient of pick-pockets and rip-off artists. —  Sportsnet.ca - Sports News
  • ANGRY bank customers will have to wait even longer to claim back rip-off ... —  mirror.co.uk - Home
  • In the third theory, Ian says that clients are seeking tolerable (not lousy!) results and that the rip-off artists will go away. —  Search Engine Roundtable
  • But after Apple execs saw Windows 2.0, which some regarded as a Mac OS knock-off (or rip-off), the company sued Microsoft in early 1988 for copyright infringement. —  eWeek - RSS Feeds
  • A timeline of bank charges battle As the charges case rages in the High Court, we give on outline of how the battle progresses Reclaim loans insurance / PPIBeat the rip-off banks and insurers —  This is Money | Home
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