bill of goods en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A list of items purchased or offered for sale.
Near-synonym: bill of sale
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(metonymically) The items themselves, as a collection or set.
"This morning," he said, "I foolishly gave Eben a hundred dollars, and sent him to Boston to pay for a bill of goods which I recently bought of a wholesale house on Milk Street."
1884, Horatio Alger, chapter 18, in Do and Dare:
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(idiomatic) A set of misleading or deceptive claims.
Near-synonyms: misinformation, disinformation, bullshit; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
Truman bought quite a bill of goods from the old cronies who had flocked to Harriman.
1956 August 27, “Harry's Bitter Week”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bills of goods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bill of lading · bill of materials · bill of exchange