单词 | pass-through |
释义 | pass-throughn.adj. A. n. 1. a. English regional. A person's passage through life. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > [noun] > course or span of life life-dayOE year-daysOE timeOE dayOE lifeOE life's timeOE livelihoodOE yearOE lifetimea1300 life-whilea1300 for (also to) term of (a person's) lifea1325 coursec1384 livingc1390 voyage1390 agea1398 life's dayc1425 thread1447 racea1450 living daysc1450 natural life1461 lifeness1534 twist1568 leasec1595 span1599 clew1615 marcha1625 peregrination1653 clue1684 stamen1701 life term1739 innings1772 lifelong1814 pass-through1876 inning1885 natural1891 life cycle1915 puff1967 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby ‘I've had a weary pass-thruff,’ a troublesome lifetime. b. An act or instance of passing through, or passing something through.In quot. 1971, an archery shot in which the arrow passes through the target. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [noun] > through any medium or space thorough-faring?1575 through-passage1575 transiture1575 thoroughfare1597 trajection1652 pass-through1971 1971 M. D. Woods in M. A. Broer Individual Sports for Women (ed. 5) ii. 65 Bounce-offs or pass-throughs receive no score. 1975 Sci. Amer. June 55/1 The beams collide at two regions on the perimeter of the ring... The probability of even a single e−e+ annihilation in any one pass-through of the bunches is quite low. 1997 Federal News Service (Nexis) 8 July I can't imagine the North Korean troops that are stationed there welcoming any pass-through on the part of anyone going south. 2. Originally U.S. The action of passing on a cost to a customer; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [noun] > expenses > passing on of costs pass-through1952 1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 674 He points out many well-known weaknesses [of the enabling act] such as..the cost pass-through required by the Capeheart Amendment, all of which tend to give a ratchet effect upward in prices. 1979 Railway Age 130 31/1 Higher truck rates because of fuel cost pass-throughs. 1996 Introd. to Official List (Centrica plc) 15 The proposed new control provides for the pass-through of transportation costs, costs of storage and meter provision. 3. A means of passing through. a. A hatch through which food, etc., may be passed from one room to another. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > utensils for serving > serving-hatch buttery hatcha1566 slidec1608 kitchen hatch1734 serving hatch1879 pass-through1958 servery1960 1958 Washington Post 16 Aug. B3/2 (advt.) Over-size dining-family room served by louvered pass-through from kitchen. 1977 Austral. House & Garden Jan. 58/1 Above the stove the pass-through overlooks the informal dining room. 1992 Better Homes & Gardens: Building Ideas Spring 82/2 (caption) A pass-through opens the galley kitchen to the dining room without inviting crowds into the work core. b. North American. A state, city, etc., through which funds are passed on to another destination, without any being retained by it. ΚΠ 1968 Economist 18 May 77/2 Banks and other financial intermediaries here would not permit American investors to use Canada as a pass-through for funds destined for the Euro-dollar market. 1992 Chicago Tribune 22 Nov. xvi. 1/5 For most SSAs, the city is just a pass-through for collecting funds, but the State Street commission has all its bills and expenditures very closely checked. 2003 Chron.-Tribune (Marion, Indianapolis) 31 Jan. 1 a We respectfully request that the state return any remaining COIT money withheld from the counties. The state is simply a pass-through for the funds. B. adj. 1. Originally U.S. Of costs, etc.: that are passed on to the buyer; chargeable to the customer. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > types of cost or expenditure incident1652 incidental1740 sunk1771 sumptuary1796 indirect1903 oncost1908 overhead1909 all-up1942 pass-through1952 internalized1971 1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 370 It might impose a strict pay-as-you-go program..or remove ‘pass-through’ pricing formulas. 1972 Time 17 Apr. 44/1 The commission may order an end to ‘pass-through’ profits. At present, businessmen are allowed to pass along to customers not only their increases in costs, but also to tack on their standard profit margins. 1986 Economist 14 June 78/1 The typical mortgage-backed security is thus also known as a pass-through security. 2. Denoting a hatch, window, etc., through which food, plates, etc., may be passed. Cf. sense A. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > through which something may be passed pass-through1955 1955 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Aug. 12/4 An arm length's [sic] away via the ‘pass-through’ window is the kitchen range. 1976 C. Larson Muir's Blood (1978) xxix. 153 The phone rang..while Blixen was lifting it from his crowded breakfast table to the pass-through bar. 2001 This Old House Apr. 56/1 A one-piece butler's cabinet..surrounds the pass-through window between the kitchen and dining room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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