tack sth on

tack sth on
UK US tack sth on
Phrasal Verb with tack({{}}/tæk/ verb [T]
(also tack sth onto sth) to add something extra to something: »

Tacking a 32% surcharge on these products prices them out of U.S. markets.

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He promised that he would tack labour and environmental clauses onto future trade deals.

INFORMAL STOCK MARKET to increase by a certain amount: »

Wal-Mart tacked on $1.18, or 2.1% and was the Dow's biggest percentage gainer.

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The Nasdaq tacked on 11.12 points or 0.81% to 1391.74.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • ˌtack sth ˈon — phrasal verb to add something extra …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tack something on — ˌtack sthˈon | ˌtack sth ˈonto sth derived (informal) to add sth to sth that already exists, especially in a careless way • The poems were tacked on at the end of the book. Main entry: ↑tackderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • tack something onto something — ˌtack sthˈon | ˌtack sth ˈonto sth derived (informal) to add sth to sth that already exists, especially in a careless way • The poems were tacked on at the end of the book. Main entry: ↑tackderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • tack — tack1 [tæk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nail)¦ 2¦(pin)¦ 3¦(way of doing something)¦ 4¦(ship)¦ 5¦(horses)¦ 6¦(sewing)¦ 7¦(ugly objects)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4, 6; Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: taque fastening ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tack — 1 noun 1 NAIL (C) a small nail with a sharp point and flat top 2 PIN (C) AmE a short pin with a large round flat top, for fixing notices to boards, walls etc; drawing pin BrE, thumbtack AmE 3 change tack/try a different tack etc to do something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tack — [tæk] noun I 1) [C] a small nail or short pin 2) [singular] a particular way of doing or achieving something Let s try a different tack.[/ex] II verb [T] tack [tæk] 1) to fix something somewhere using small nails or short pins There was a note… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tack — noun way of achieving sth ADJECTIVE ▪ right, wrong ▪ different, opposite ▪ same ▪ new VERB + TACK …   Collocations dictionary

  • tackle — tack|le1 W3S3 [ˈtækəl] v 1.) [T] to try to deal with a difficult problem ▪ There is more than one way to tackle the problem. ▪ It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze . 2.) [I and T] a) to try to take the ball away from an opponent in a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wrong — wrong1 W1S1 [rɔŋ US ro:ŋ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not correct)¦ 2 be wrong (about somebody/something) 3¦(problems)¦ 4¦(not the right one)¦ 5¦(not morally right)¦ 6¦(not suitable)¦ 7¦(not working)¦ 8 be the wrong way round/around 9 the wrong way up …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • change — 1 /tSeIndZ/ verb 1 BECOME DIFFERENT (I, T) to become different: Susan has changed a lot since I last saw her. | changing circumstances/attitudes etc: Animals must be able to adapt to changing conditions in order to survive. | change out of all… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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