pass-through
Americannoun
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a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
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a place through which one passes or is obliged to pass.
Motorists used the park as a pass-through. The new gate will be a pass-through for security clearance.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pass-through
1950–55, noun and adj. use of verb phrase pass through
Example Sentences
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BOJ branch managers noted resilience in production despite Middle East tensions, and the potential for further price pass-through.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026
This would mainly reflect higher food prices and the lagged pass-through of prior fuel price increases, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Oxford Economics estimates that tariff pass-through to consumer prices added more than 0.5 percentage points to inflation.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
As pass-through entities, these businesses aren’t taxed at the corporate level and distribute high yields in the 5% to 7% range.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Toward evening the pass-through dropped open again and the hunk of coarse prison bread appeared.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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