pawning off

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Definition of pawning off in English Turkish dictionary

pawn off
piyon off
English - English
Present participle of pawn off
pawn off
To get rid of (something or someone unwanted) by transferring it to another

LeMaster was dealt to the even-lowlier Pittsburgh Pirates for a minor league pitcher. The Indians were so anxious to pawn him off on the Pirates that the club even paid Johnnie a $100,000 assignment fee to go to Pittsburgh.

pawn off
Sell or give something away by pretending it is something more valuable than it is, sell or give by trickery. "I think that the man palmed off a television set that doesn't work."
pawning off
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