单词 | passalong |
释义 | passalong in British English (ˈpɑːsəˌlɒŋ) adjective not standard (of plants, seeds, or cuttings) given to others passalong in American English (ˈpæsəˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɑŋ, ˈpɑːs-) 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 adjective 4. pertaining to or being a passalong Word origin [1975–80; n. use of v. phrase pass along]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: front-load, gridlock, noogie, retrovirus, surrogate mother |
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