pass on
- agree v.
- allow v.
- assent v.
- bequeath v.
- bite the dust v.
- break v.
- buy the farm v.
- carry v.
- comment v.
- communicate v.
- concur v.
- conduct v.
- convey v.
- decease v.
- decline v.
- delegate v.
- devolve v.
- disallow v.
- disapprove v.
- expire v.
- forgo v.
- get across v.
- go v.
- hand down v.
- impart v.
- kick the bucket v.
- leak v.
- meet one's maker v.
- pass v.
- pass away v.
- pass the buck v.
- perish v.
- prohibit v.
- refer v.
- reject v.
- relegate v.
- report v.
- transfer v.
- transmit v.
- turn over v.
- veto v.
- will v.
Example Sentences
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This often has knock-on effects on other prices, such as food, as businesses pass on the higher costs they are facing to customers, and this can push up the rate of inflation.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Analysts have previously speculated that the company is better positioned than competitors to gain market share, as it can more easily pass on rising costs to loyal consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Workers could also be seen removing barriers from Azadi Avenue, a major thoroughfare through which the funeral procession will pass on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
ANZ’s economists forecast a 0.3% monthly rise in trimmed mean inflation as businesses pass on higher input costs, lifting annual underlying inflation to 3.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“If these things are important enough to pass on right under the nose of the Ministry, you’d think he’d have let us know why...unless he thought it was obvious?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
