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pass through

[pas-throo, pahs-] / ˈpæsˌθru, ˈpɑs- /










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At the time, Super Micro’s compliance department had paused shipments of servers to an Asian company that, according to prosecutors, was used as a pass-through to hide the servers’ ultimate destination in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“These defendants allegedly fabricated documents, staged bogus equipment to pass audit inventories, and used a pass-through company to conceal their misconduct and true clientele list,” federal prosecutors said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The pass-through from oil to core inflation, he said, “tends to be much more muted.”

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Even if enacted, pass-through to consumers is not guaranteed, and it would not change crude supply or global balances.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

There is a living room at the front with a threesided window overlooking the street, a pass-through bedroom in the middle, a kitchen at the back.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri