"greenwash" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/ Audio: en-au-greenwash.ogg [Australia] Forms: greenwash [singular], greenwashes [plural]
Etymology: green + wash Etymology templates: {{compound|green|wash}} green + wash Head templates: {{noun|2=greenwashes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Greenwash is the misleading publicity of environmental friendliness. Synonyms: greenwashing
    Sense id: simple-greenwash-en-noun-AGDRHqV1

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɡriːnwɒʃ/ Audio: en-au-greenwash.ogg [Australia] Forms: greenwash [canonical], greenwashes [third-person, singular], greenwashed [past], greenwashed [past, participle], greenwashing [present, participle]
Etymology: green + wash Etymology templates: {{compound|green|wash}} green + wash Head templates: {{verb|greenwash|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you greenwash something, you portray it with a misleading image of environmental friendliness.
    Sense id: simple-greenwash-en-verb-nUagLU2L
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