Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passthrough

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: passthrough
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of passing through.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of passing through.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of passing through.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wall opening intended to allow something to be passed through it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A legal entity intended to not incur (income) taxation at the entity, but solely at the beneficiaries.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The airlines called the fuel surcharge a passthrough, but did not rescind it until well after fuel prices had returned to previous levels."
"Boston's projected $50 to $70 per thousand jump in the property tax rate, which will hit gays, poor and blacks alike with about an 8% pass-through rent increase this year."
"GPU passthrough"
"passthrough shader"
"Partnerships, limited-liability companies, and Subchapter S corporations are the main US passthroughs."

Etymology

Deverbal from pass through.

Usage

Inflected Forms

passthroughs (plural) passthru (alternative) pass-through (alternative)

Synonyms

flowthrough

Questions

What does passthrough mean?: The act or process of passing through.
Where does passthrough come from?: Deverbal from pass through.

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