pass it on
idiom
: to tell other people something that one has been told
Everyone's invited to the party. Pass it on!
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While brand-name drugs are not at the same risk of shortage, tariffs will likely set off a fight about whether to eat the cost increase or pass it on to patients.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Businesses have to absorb this or pass it on to the consumers.
—Matt Fleming, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Apple would have to decide whether to eat the additional cost of the tariffs or pass it on to customers by increasing the price of its products.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
If levies are imposed on eggs, manufacturers that import them for processing into food products would either need to absorb the cost or pass it on to consumers, said Greg Tyler, CEO of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council industry group.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Businesses have to absorb this or pass it on to the consumers.
—Matt Fleming, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Apple would have to decide whether to eat the additional cost of the tariffs or pass it on to customers by increasing the price of its products.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
If levies are imposed on eggs, manufacturers that import them for processing into food products would either need to absorb the cost or pass it on to consumers, said Greg Tyler, CEO of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council industry group.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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