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View synonyms for bill of goods

bill of goods

[ bil uhv goodz ]

noun

  1. a quantity or consignment of saleable items, as an order, shipment, etc.
  2. Informal. a misrepresented, fraudulent, or defective article.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bill of goods1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. sell someone a bill of goods, Informal. to defraud or deceive someone:

    He sold me a bill of goods about that used car.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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