passalong

American  

[pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs-] / ˈpæs əˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ, ˈpɑs- /

noun

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.

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adjective

1. pertaining to or being a passalong.

Etymology

Origin of passalong

First recorded in 1975–80; noun use of verb phrase pass along