different between passthrough vs transmit

English

Alternative forms

• passthru (US), pass-through

Etymology

pass +? through

Noun

passthrough (countable and uncountable, plural passthroughs)

1. The act or process of passing through
   1. as of a signal through a device or network
   2. as of increased costs through a business entity to its customers through increased prices.

      The airlines called the fuel surcharge a passthrough, but did not rescind it until well after fuel prices had returned to previous levels.

2. A wall opening intended to allow something to be passed through it.
3. (US, taxation) A legal entity intended to not incur (income) taxation at the entity, but solely at the beneficiaries.

   Partnerships, limited-liability companies, and Subchapter S corporations are the main US passthroughs.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English transmitten, borrowed from Latin tr?nsmitt? (“transmit”, verb, literally “over-send”). See also oversend.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tr?nsm?t', tr?nzm?t' IPA^(key): /t?æns?m?t/, /t?ænz?m?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Hyphenation: trans?mit

Verb

transmit (third-person singular simple present transmits, present participle transmitting, simple past and past participle transmitted)

1. (transitive) To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.
2. (transitive) To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal.
3. (transitive) To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity.
4. (transitive) To communicate news or information.
5. (transitive) To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium.
6. (intransitive) To send out a signal (as opposed to receive).

Synonyms

• oversend

Derived terms

• TX (abbreviation)

Related terms

• transmission
• transmittable
• transmittal
• transmittance
• transmittant
• transmitter
• mission

Translations

Anagrams

• tantrism

French

Verb

transmit

1. third-person singular past historic of transmettre

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tran?smit]

Verb

transmit

1. first-person singular present indicative of transmite
2. third-person plural present indicative of transmite
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of transmite