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BILL OF GOODS
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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)
