: 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
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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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Banks’s letter to Brenner asks how the FDA will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the United States while educating communities about the difference between authentic and knockoff drugs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Locked in an all-out battle with title-favorite No. 3 Florida from start to finish, Missouri needed a near-perfect routine from senior Helen Hu to knock off the Gators.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Unlike handbag dupes, food copies are seen less as knockoffs and more as homage.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Banks’s letter to Brenner asks how the FDA will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the United States while educating communities about the difference between authentic and knockoff drugs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Miami Heat, who were the last team into the Easter Conference play-in bracket with the 10th-best record in the regular season, knocked off the Atlanta Hawks with a 123-114 overtime win to become the No. 8 seed in the East.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
Locked in an all-out battle with title-favorite No. 3 Florida from start to finish, Missouri needed a near-perfect routine from senior Helen Hu to knock off the Gators.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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