1. A price that is too high
   "The tourists complained about the rip-off at the souvenir shop";
   - overcharge, daylight robbery [Brit, informal]
    
2. The act of stealing
   "The art rip-off was discovered when forgeries were found in place of the originals";
   - heist [informal]

1. [informal] Take without the owner's consent
   "Someone ripped off my wallet on the train";
   - steal, rip [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. [informal] Deprive somebody of something by deceit
   "we were ripped off by their clever-sounding scheme";
   - cheat, chisel [informal]
    
3. Remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
   "The passing bus ripped off her side mirror";
   - tear away, tear off
    
4. [informal] Charge an excessive or unfair price
   "The taxi driver ripped off the tourists";
   - overcharge, soak [informal], surcharge, fleece [informal], pluck [informal], rob, skin [informal], gouge [informal]

Derived forms: ripping off, ripped off, rip-offs, rips off

Type of: charge, remove, robbery, take, take away, victimise [Brit], victimize, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Rip-off