: 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
Synonyms
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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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Most notable is the packaging of the drugs themselves, since the knockoffs cannot use Eli Lilly's trademarked branding.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 July 2024
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The van rides with not one but two annoying big brothers, twins Abe and Jake, knocking off four or five high points on a family vacation?
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Spain’s Policía Nacional arrested a man in Madrid for attempting to sell a knockoff Da Vinci work, The Guardian reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Most notable is the packaging of the drugs themselves, since the knockoffs cannot use Eli Lilly's trademarked branding.
—Justin Klawans, theweek, 2 July 2024
Verb
Alabama at Tennessee Alabama remains overvalued for the third straight week since knocking off then No. 1 Georgia on Sept. 28.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The van rides with not one but two annoying big brothers, twins Abe and Jake, knocking off four or five high points on a family vacation?
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Knockoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knockoff. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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