knock off sth

knock off sth
Ⅰ.
UK US knock off (sth)
Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T]
INFORMAL
to stop working, usually at the end of the day: »

I usually try to knock off early on a Friday.

»

We didn't knock off work until 7:30.

Ⅱ.
UK US knock off sth
Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T]
to produce a cheap copy of someone else's product, usually illegally: »

Small companies may see their inventions knocked off before they can make any money from them.

See also KNOCKOFF(Cf. ↑knockoff)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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