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pawns off as

pawns off as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pawn off as.

Meaning of pawn off as

Verb

pawn off as (third-person singular simple present pawns off as, present participle pawning off as, simple past and past participle pawned off as)

  1. To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.
    • We'll pawn this necklace off as real gold, and make a fortune.

Questions about pawns off as

What is pawns off as the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pawns off as is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pawn off as.

Words near pawns off as in the dictionary

  1. pawnlike
  2. pawnor
  3. pawnors
  4. pawns
  5. pawns off
  6. pawns off as
  7. pawnshop
  8. pawnshops
  9. pawnticket
  10. pawntickets
  11. pawpad

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