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Meaning of palming off | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of misrepresenting a counterfeit product as the genuine article.

Examples

“It is sufficient that the complainant is entitled to the custom—the good-will—of a business and that this good-will is injured or is about to be injured, by the palming off of the goods of another as his.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

palmiped palmira Palmisano Palmist palmister Palmistry

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