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onpass

verb

Etymology

From on + pass.

  1. derived from *peth₂-✻
  2. derived from *pattus✻
  3. derived from passus
  4. derived from *passo✻ — “step, walk, pass”
  5. derived from passer
  6. inherited from passen
  7. compounded as onpass — “on + pass”

Definitions

  1. To pass along or hand over.

    • Canberra will pass on to the United States allegations by two former British detainees that Australian terror suspect Mamdouh Habib was tortured at Guantanamo Bay.
    • Presumably the North Koreans balked because they hadn't been able to find any financial institution that would onpass to them the $25 million unfrozen by the U.S. from a bank in Macau.
    • While most expect the central bank to cut again today, not everyone is convinced commercial banks will onpass the full savings.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA