palming off (Meaning)
palming off
to attempt to sell (a product) under another's trademark or trade name, to get rid of or pass on (as something fake, useless, or of poor quality) in a dishonest way, pass off sense 2, to sell or attempt to sell (a product) by inducing buyers to believe that one's product is actually the product of another, to dispose of usually by trickery or guile
Synonyms & Antonyms of palming off
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palming off Sentence Examples
- The salesman was palming off defective goods as high-quality merchandise.
- The teacher accused the student of palming off someone else's work as his own.
- The swindler attempted to palm off a worthless painting as a valuable masterpiece.
- The con artist palmed off a fake passport to evade border control.
- The unscrupulous businessman palmed off illegal products under the guise of legitimate goods.
- The thief palmed off stolen jewelry to an unsuspecting pawnbroker.
- The politician palmed off empty promises to gain the favor of voters.
- The prankster palmed off a whoopee cushion as a genuine seat cushion.
- The fraudster palmed off a phony investment scheme to naive investors.
- The counterfeiter palmed off fake currency as genuine banknotes.
FAQs About the word palming off
to attempt to sell (a product) under another's trademark or trade name, to get rid of or pass on (as something fake, useless, or of poor quality) in a dishonest
fobbing off, inflicting, wishing, imposing,passing off,palming, forcing, foisting, forging,entailing
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The salesman was palming off defective goods as high-quality merchandise.
The teacher accused the student of palming off someone else's work as his own.
The swindler attempted to palm off a worthless painting as a valuable masterpiece.
The con artist palmed off a fake passport to evade border control.
