rip-off

• ripoff

Deverbal from rip off.

rip-off (plural rip-offs)

2. (countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

   Antonyms: bargain, good value, value for money; steal (figurative)

   In those days, a hamburger was fifteen cents, and if someone was charging a quarter for a bowl of soup, it was regarded as a rip-off.

   Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!

4. A theft or robbery.

   He noticed that the window was ajar, and right away he knew in his gut that a rip-off had probably occurred.

6. A scam.

   He promised to mail me a refund, but it was just a rip-off.

8. A copy, especially one that is illegal or inferior.

   Synonym: knockoff

   Are you sure that's a real Rolex and not just a cheap rip-off?