Ripoff
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A ripoff (or rip-off) is a grossly unfavorable financial transaction. It originated as slang and has entered into standard English usage as a business term. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price. A ripoff is usually distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as a fraud; a ripoff may be considered excessive, but it is not illegal.
A ripoff (or rip-off) is a grossly unfavorable financial transaction. It originated as slang and has entered into standard English usage as a business term. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price. A ripoff is usually distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as a fraud; a ripoff may be considered excessive, but it is not illegal. ==See also== Rip-off Britain Spin-off Knock-off Plagiarism Mockbuster ==References==
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