| VERB | possession | gazump, overcharge, soak, surcharge, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
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| possession | gazump | raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price |
| Meaning | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | overcharge, soak, surcharge, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | |
| Entails | charge, bill | demand payment |
| Narrower | extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring | Obtain by coercion or intimidation |
| Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| Opposite | undercharge | Charge (someone) too little money |
| Spanish | atracar, desplumar, robar | |
| Catalan | atracar, plomar, robar | |
| Meaning | Raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
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