Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onpass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-pass
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pass along or hand over.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"While most expect the central bank to cut again today, not everyone is convinced commercial banks will onpass the full savings."

Etymology

From on + pass.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

onpasses (present, singular) onpassing (participle, present) onpassed (participle, past) onpassed (past)

Synonyms

relay transfer

Questions

What does onpass mean?: To pass along or hand over.
Where does onpass come from?: From on + pass.

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