What does knock off mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do inverb

    get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

  2. shave, knock offverb

    cut the price of

  3. hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glomverb

    take by theft

    "Someone snitched my wallet!"

  4. dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling offverb

    write quickly

    "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess"

  5. drop, knock offverb

    stop pursuing or acting

    "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"

GCIDE

  1. knock offverb

    to quit (working).

  2. knock offverb

    to accomplish; -- frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly.

  3. knock offverb

    to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price).

  4. knock offverb

    to rob.

Wiktionary

  1. knock offnoun

    An imitation, especially one of poorer quality.

  2. knock offverb

    To bump or hit so that something falls off

  3. knock offverb

    To quit; stop doing work or other activity. The term originated from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.

  4. knock offverb

    To kill someone

  5. knock offverb

    To reduce or remove

  6. knock offverb

    To steal.

Wikipedia

  1. knock off

    Counterfeit consumer goods (or counterfeit and fraudulent, suspect items - CFSI) are goods, often of inferior quality, made or sold under another's brand name without the brand owner's authorization. Sellers of such goods may infringe on either the trademark, patent or copyright of the brand owner by passing off its goods as made by the brand owner.: 3  Counterfeit products made up 5 to 7% of world trade in 2013, and in 2014 cost an estimated 2.5 million jobs worldwide, with up to 750,000 jobs lost in the U.S. About 5% of goods imported into the European Union in 2013 were fakes, according to the OECD.The colloquial term knockoff is often used interchangeably with counterfeit, although their legal meanings are not identical. Knockoff products are those that copy or imitate the physical appearance of other products but which do not copy the brand name or logo of a trademark. They may still be illegal under trademark laws if they confuse consumers. Counterfeiters can include producers, distributors or retail sellers. Pirated goods are reproductions of copyrighted products used without permission, such as music, movies or software.: 96  Exact definitions depend on the laws of various countries. Growing over 10,000% in the last two decades, counterfeit products exist in virtually every industry sector, including food, beverages, apparel, accessories, footwear, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, electronics, auto parts, toys, and currency. The spread of counterfeit goods are worldwide, with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 2008 having estimated the global value of all counterfeit goods at $650 billion annually, increasing to $1.77 trillion by 2015. Countries including the U.S., Italy and France are among the hardest hit, as their economies thrive on producing high-value products, protected by intellectual property rights and trademarks. By 2017, the U.S. alone was estimated to be losing up to $600 billion each year to counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of copyrights and trade secrets.

ChatGPT

  1. knock off

    "Knock off" is a term that refers to a copy or imitation of a product or item, often of inferior quality, usually produced with the intention of taking advantage of the higher value of the imitated product. This term is predominantly used when discussing counterfeit goods like electronics, clothing, accessories, etc. Additionally, it can be used as a verb, meaning to stop working or to finish work.

Wikidata

  1. Knock Off

    Knock Off is a 1998 American action film directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lela Rochon, Michael Fitzgerald Wong, Rob Schneider and Paul Sorvino.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of knock off in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of knock off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of knock off in a Sentence

  1. Luke Donald:

    The last few years I've been doing the Middle East thing, and it's a tough decision whether to go there and try and knock off some events as a European Tour member, this year I think overall looking at my results, I played a little bit better on the West Coast than I have in the Middle East, so that was another determining factor for coming back here to an event that I have had some success in the past.

  2. Ron Wyden:

    Today, across American we are taking the gloves off to say it’s time to knock off the tax rip-off, no more Caymen Islands tax breaks … no more Wall Street tax breaks.

  3. President Barack Obama:

    Hillary Clinton has no vision for America, hillary Clinton only vision for America is that Hillary Clinton wants to be the mob boss of America. Hillary Clinton wants to be the female Godfather, the greatest thing since Al Capone. And Hillary Clinton wants all the benefits that Al Capone got in Chicago ; Al Capone liked to run the city ; Al Capone liked to knock off Al Capone opponents. This is the cult of Hillary Clinton and this is what Hillary Clinton wants. Hillary Clinton wants to basically be the one who runs our life and calls all the shots and snubs out Hillary Clinton opponent. I, for one, am not going to stand for it and I ’m hoping most Americans wo n’t either.

  4. Marina Novack:

    You see kids suffering Ebola, they just don’t feel well, they want to be touched, they want to be hugged, when you’re wearing a PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), you are scary-looking to them, they still want you to hold them and they reach for you. But because there is the risk that one of them may knock off your goggles or rip your gloves, you’re unable to carry them.

  5. Winnipeg City Councillor Brian Mayes:

    Hopefully, before Im out of office well knock off [Hawleys].


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