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passalong

pass·a·long
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs-]
    • /ˈpæs əˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ, ˈpɑs-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs-]
    • /ˈpæs əˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ, ˈpɑs-/

Definitions of passalong word

  • noun passalong 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. 1
  • noun passalong 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. 1
  • noun passalong the additional amount charged; surcharge: a passalong of thirty cents per gallon of gas. 1
  • adjective passalong pertaining to or being a passalong. 1
  • adjective passalong (of plants, seeds, or cuttings) given to others 0

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Origin of passalong

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; noun use of verb phrase pass along

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Parts of speech for Passalong

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

passalong popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

passalong usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with passalong

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