HyperDic: foist_off

English > 1 sense of the expression foist off:
VERBpossessionfoist off, palm off, fob offsell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
English > foist off: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaningsell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive.
PatternSomebody ----s something on somebody
Synonymspalm off, fob off
Categorycommerce, commercialism, mercantilismtransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking(criminal law) an act punishable by law
BroadersellExchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

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