PALM OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive

Synonyms:

fob off; foist off; palm off

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "palm off" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Domain category:

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something on somebody