pass off
verb
passed off; passing off; passes off
1
: to make public or offer for sale with intent to deceive
2
: to give a false identity or character to
Examples of pass off in a Sentence
the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire
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The first-seven-minutes clip though shows some entirely different characters and a man’s desperate attempt to try to pass off the demons pursuing him.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Prescott has been wildly inconsistent tonight but threw the perfect pass off his back foot to find Tolbert on a crossing route.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, in-house staff would handle quality control and strategy, making sure that whatever work is passed off to an agency or freelancer(s) aligns with your brand’s long-term goals.
—Yates Jarvis, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Leadership and teams were finger-pointing and passing off blame.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
Prescott has been wildly inconsistent tonight but threw the perfect pass off his back foot to find Tolbert on a crossing route.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
For example, in-house staff would handle quality control and strategy, making sure that whatever work is passed off to an agency or freelancer(s) aligns with your brand’s long-term goals.
—Yates Jarvis, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Leadership and teams were finger-pointing and passing off blame.
—Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Pass off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20off. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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pass off
transitive verb1
: to make public or offer for sale (goods or services) with intent to deceive : palm off
passing his product off as that of the plaintiff's—W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton
see also unfair competition
W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton2
: to give a false identity or character to
they created the documents on the day of the trial and passed them off as being made earlier
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