Dictionary

onpass en · VERB

Etymology

From on + pass.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To pass along or hand over.
   • While most expect the central bank to cut again today, not everyone is convinced commercial banks will onpass the full savings. 2009 January 20, Rita Trichur, Brett Popplewell, “Banks urged to match full rate cut”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 21 Jan 2009, page B7:
   • 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. 2004 June 3, “Fed: Canberra to onpass torture claims to US”, in AAP General News, Australia, retrieved 21 Jan 2009:
   • 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. 2007 June 23, “Nuke News From North Korea”, in Wall Street Journal, retrieved 21 Jan 2009, page A10:

Forms

Synonyms

relay · transfer