: a copy that sells for less than the original
broadly
: a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knocked off; knocking off; knocks off
: to stop doing something
1
: to do hurriedly or routinely
knocked off one painting after another
2
: discontinue, stop
knocked off work at five
3
: deduct
knocked off a little to make the price more attractive
4
5
: rob
knocked off a couple of banks
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Examples of knockoff in a Sentence
Noun
That purse is a knockoff.
Verb
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Around 2013, Greer recalls a case where a U.K. consumer died after being electrocuted from a knockoff Apple charger.
—Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Montana also went to former President Trump comfortably Tuesday, as expected, and though its Senate race hadn’t yet been called as of early Wednesday morning, Republican challenger Tim Sheehy appeared in position to knock off Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Row after row of outdoor suppliers offer goods ranging from knockoff North Face coats to crampons, trekking poles and trail bars.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Around 2013, Greer recalls a case where a U.K. consumer died after being electrocuted from a knockoff Apple charger.
—Annie Palmer,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
The fight doesn’t stop until all the fighters from one dojo are knocked off, at which point that dojo is out of the competition.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Montana also went to former President Trump comfortably Tuesday, as expected, and though its Senate race hadn’t yet been called as of early Wednesday morning, Republican challenger Tim Sheehy appeared in position to knock off Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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