ぼったくり ぼったくり noun rip-off, overcharging, price gouging informalbusinessmoney 1. rip-off, overcharging, price gouging The practice of charging excessively high prices, or a business that engages in such practices. この店(みせ)はぼったくりだ。🔊 This shop is a rip-off. ぼったくりバーに気(き)をつけて。🔊 Be careful of rip-off bars. 観光地(かんこうち)でぼったくりに遭(あ)った。🔊 I got ripped off at a tourist spot. 3000円(えん)のドリンクはぼったくりだと思(おも)う。 I think a 3000 yen drink is a rip-off. EtymologyFrom the verb ぼったくる (to rip off), a blend of ぼる (to overcharge, from 暴利(ぼうり), excessive profit) and ひったくる (to snatch).Common collocationsぼったくりバー: a rip-off bar (in entertainment districts)ぼったくり価格(かかく): rip-off pricesぼったくりに遭(あ)う: to get ripped offRegisterInformal; used to criticize unfair pricing. general Added 2026.2.1 17:20 · Revised 2026.10.2 15:55 09000/09372_bottakuri