BILL OF GOODS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bill of goods mean? 

• BILL OF GOODS (noun)
  The noun BILL OF GOODS has 2 senses:

1. communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable

2. a consignment of merchandise

  Familiarity information: BILL OF GOODS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BILL OF GOODS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car

Hypernyms ("bill of goods" is a kind of...):

deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)

Sense 2

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))