pass on
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See pass away .
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Transfer something, as in Sign the card and then pass it on to the others , or Grandpa passed his tools on to his favorite grandson . Also see pass the torch .
Example Sentences
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But the high rate of homes passed on after death is distorting the state’s housing market, favoring longtime homeowners and their families over all other home buyers.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Wednesday confirmed he had passed on information to the force suggesting Lord Mandelson could be a flight risk.
From BBC
"Firms are unlikely to pass on the benefit of these refunds to consumers," said Bernard Yaros of Oxford Economics.
From Barron's
Reeves told me that energy companies should all pass on the £150 cut to every customer, even those who had fixed their bills.
From BBC
If passing on a holiday house means I might miss an Italian epiphany, I am fine with that.
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