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FOIST OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foist off mean?
• FOIST OFF (verb)
The verb FOIST OFF has 1 sense:
1. sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Familiarity information: FOIST OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "foist 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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