"bill of goods" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-bill of goods.ogg [Australia] Forms: bills of goods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bills of goods}} bill of goods (plural bills of goods)
  1. (business) A collection of items purchased or offered for sale. Categories (topical): Business Derived forms: sell someone a bill of goods
    Sense id: en-bill_of_goods-en-noun-pJP9p7k4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: business
  2. (idiomatic) A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (misinformation): bullshit
    Sense id: en-bill_of_goods-en-noun-Qa1BruU2 Disambiguation of 'misinformation': 15 85

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