[pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs-] 
| 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. |
| 4. | pertaining to or being a passalong. |
| pass-a·long also pass·a·long (pās'ə-lông', -lŏng') n. The policy, practice, or act of paying for an increased cost by raising the price charged to one's customers or clients: "Landlords ... went to court ... to allow a fuel cost pass-along to tenants in rent-controlled apartments" (New York Post). Also called pass-through. |