pass (something) down
idiom
: to give (something) to a younger person especially within the same family
She will pass her diamond ring down to her niece.
It's a family recipe passed down from my great-grandmother.
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To add to her present concerns, the new class divide does not just surround those with some wealth to pass down, but also many middle- and working-class families who are now expected to support their adult children into their 30s.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The New York Fed's survey is the latest in a salvo of data releases and anecdotal reports that have shown companies' willingness to pass down cost increases despite pressure from Trump not to do so.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 June 2025
This understanding isn’t clinical, but embodied—what people feel, witness, share, and pass down.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez hit a cross-field pass down the right side to Weigandt, who whipped in an immediate cross that a diving Cremaschi deflected in at the back post with his left shoulder.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The New York Fed's survey is the latest in a salvo of data releases and anecdotal reports that have shown companies' willingness to pass down cost increases despite pressure from Trump not to do so.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 June 2025
This understanding isn’t clinical, but embodied—what people feel, witness, share, and pass down.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez hit a cross-field pass down the right side to Weigandt, who whipped in an immediate cross that a diving Cremaschi deflected in at the back post with his left shoulder.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Pass (something) down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20%28something%29%20down. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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