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passalong

[ pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs- ]

noun

  1. the act of giving or conveying something to another person for additional use:

    Readership passalong means that three people read every copy of the magazine.

  2. the act, policy, etc., of compensating for increased costs by incorporating them in the price charged a customer or client:

    a passalong to hotel guests of rising energy costs.

  3. the additional amount charged; surcharge:

    a passalong of thirty cents per gallon of gas.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or being a passalong.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of passalong1

First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase pass along

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