ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Drive-off

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Drive-off is a noun meaning The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.

Meaning

The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.

More Meanings

  1. The act of leaving a filling station with the fuel pump hose nozzle still inserted into the fill spout of the fuel tank.
  2. A contest or comparison of cars or drivers.
  3. A place where one can conveniently pull off the road.

Word Forms

Synonyms for drive-off

Depending on context, synonyms include bilking.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rip-off, frosting, defrauding, fraud, pocketing, steal.

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