tack
noun
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
have tacked
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present perfectof tack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Companies across the board, beyond the shipping companies themselves, have tacked on fuel surcharges.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
"Even after the tariff-induced swoon in April, global equities have tacked on $17 trillion in market value, with the rally increasingly bottlenecked into the same handful of tech titans," wrote SPI Asset Management's Stephen Innes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
NatWest follows other major banks in raising their expectation for more rate hikes from the Fed, with Goldman Sachs among those to have tacked on additional rate rises this year.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2023
In fact, Schumer could have tacked his provisions onto Booker’s far larger bill rather than introducing them in separate legislation.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018
But all I do is look over at the two papers I have tacked up on the wall here in the upstairs room.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
