pawn off en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) 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.
1987, Bruce Nash, Allan Zullo, The Baseball Hall of Shame 3, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pawned off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pawned off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pawns off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pawning off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (1)
fi panna kiertoon (to get rid of by transferring)