1. something that is overpriced or of poor value for the money
Usage: informal
2. an act of stealing or cheating someone
Usage: informal
3. something that copies or imitates another work without permission
Usage: informal

Examples

• That restaurant is a total ripoff – they charge twenty dollars for a sandwich.
• The insurance company’s refusal to pay was a complete ripoff.
• Someone broke into his car last night – what a ripoff.
• This movie is just a ripoff of a famous film from the 1980s.
• The fake designer bags were obvious ripoffs of the original brand.
• Don’t shop there; their prices are a ripoff.
• The mechanic’s estimate seemed like a ripoff to me.