passalong

[ pas-uh-lawng, -long, pahs- ]

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

1. pertaining to or being a passalong.

Word History and Origins

Origin of passalong¹

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