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单词 palming off
释义

palm off

verb

palmed off; palming off; palms off

transitive verb

1
: to dispose of usually by trickery or guile
2
: pass off sense 2
palming himself off as a minister Toni Morrison

Synonyms

  • fob off
  • foist
  • palm
  • pass off
  • wish
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Example Sentences

please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

palm off

transitive verb

: to sell or attempt to sell (a product) by inducing buyers to believe that one's product is actually the product of another
specifically : to attempt to sell (a product) under another's trademark or trade name

palming off

verb

present participle of palm off
as in passing off
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • passing off
  • wishing
  • imposing
  • inflicting
  • fobbing off
  • palming
  • foisting
  • forcing
  • entailing
  • counterfeiting
  • forging
  • misrepresenting
  • distorting
  • falsifying
  • faking
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