/ English Dictionary

BILL OF GOODS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consignment of merchandise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bill of goods" is a kind of...):

bill (a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable

Example:

they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bill of goods" is a kind of...):

deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)

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