passalong
/ˈpæsəˌlɔŋ/
noun
- An item, especially a plant, that is given or passed from one person to another, often informally.
- My grandmother gave me a passalong rose cutting from her garden.
- She received a passalong recipe book from a neighbor.
- The community garden has a table for passalong plants that anyone can take.
- A cost or expense that is transferred to another party, such as a customer or client.
- The contract included a passalong clause for raw material price changes.
- The company added a passalong fee to cover the shipping costs.
- The tax increase resulted in a passalong to consumers through higher prices.
Synonyms
adjective
- Describing something that is meant to be passed along or shared with others.
- The passalong plant sale encourages gardeners to share extra seedlings.
- They organized a passalong book exchange at the library.
- The passalong tradition of sharing cuttings helps preserve old plant varieties.