1. passing off - Noun
2. passing off - Verb
passing off (uncountable)
(law) The act of misrepresenting the origin of a product.
passing off
present participle of pass off
Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She has a philosophical and economical message that she is passing off as fiction, but it really isn't fiction at all. Theodore Sturgeon
Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment. Harvey Mackay