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    PALM OFF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceiveplay

    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

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