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robbed

/ɹɑbd/verb1 syllable

Robbed means: rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Synonyms for robbed9

verb, as in rip off; ask an unreasonable price

overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

verb, as in take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

What does robbed mean?2

verb

1

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

2

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner“The burglars robbed him of all his money”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Robbed in a sentence

  • Those girls were just asking to be robbed, raped and murdered.Amastan
  • Today, robbers robbed another bank in broad daylight.LeviHighway
  • We were robbed of the documents on the way.unknown
  • TV has robbed us of our enjoyment of conversation at dinner at home.unknown
  • Television has robbed cinema of its former popularity.daveoily
  • The young man robbed her of her bag.CK
  • The man robbed the old man of the bag.unknown
  • The man robbed the traveler of his money.CM

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