Gip (Verb)
Meaning
(sometimes offensive) to cheat or swindle; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Usages
Examples
- The store owner gypped the tourists by charging them double the normal price for souvenirs.
- He felt like he'd been gypped by the car salesman who had promised him a better deal.
- Some customers believed the gas station attendant gypped them by overcharging for the fuel.
- The victims claimed the company gypped them by not fulfilling their promise of investment returns.
- The buyer accused the seller of gypping her when she discovered the product was defective.