follow-on

American  

[fol-oh-on, -awn] / ˈfɒl oʊˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

adjective

1. following or evolving as the next logical step.

   Aircraft manufacturers can expect follow-on sales for spare parts.

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follow-on British  

noun

1. an immediate second innings forced on a team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings

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verb

1. (intr, adverb) (of a team) to play a follow-on

Etymology

Origin of follow-on

1875–80; noun use of verb phrase follow on ( something )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

follow-on

It’s the largest-ever primary, follow-on share sale by a Chinese company with all of the proceeds designated for AI chips, infrastructure and AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Root and Harry Brook made big hundreds as the tourists racked up 435-8 declared before rolling the Blacks Caps for 209 and enforcing the follow-on.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Companies that are already listed raised over $370 billion in equity follow-on offerings, up 37% on the same period last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

And the follow-on question to that is: What, if anything, survives the Section 2 regime after this?

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026

We positively encourage follow-on imitation in those cases.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle