palming off

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpalming off (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawThe act of misrepresenting a counterfeit product as the genuine article.

    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.

    1917, Harry Dwight Nims, The Law of Unfair Competition and Trade-Marks, page 27
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of palm off
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APA

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MLA

“palming off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palming%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palming off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palming%20off.

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