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palms off

palms off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of palm off.

Meaning of palm off

Verb

palm off (third-person singular simple present palms off, present participle palming off, simple past and past participle palmed off)

  1. (idiomatic) To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
    • The inveterate liars of the Semi-Weekly Earthquake are evidently endeavoring to palm off upon a noble and chivalrous people another of their vile and brutal falsehoods […]1871, Mark Twain, Journalism In Tennessee

Questions about palms off

What is palms off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Palms off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of palm off.

Words near palms off in the dictionary

  1. Palmquists
  2. palmreading
  3. palmrest
  4. palmrests
  5. palms
  6. palms off
  7. palms out
  8. Palmses
  9. palmsful
  10. palmspan
  11. palmspans

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