Foist off (original) (raw)
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
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