tack on



tack on something

also tack something on
to add something that is extra or does not belong When we got the bill there was an extra 18% tacked on as a service charge. You should ask that question at the meeting and not tack it on to an e-mail.
See also: on, tack

tack on

v.
1. To attach something to a surface using a tack, pin, or nail: I tack my children's drawings on the kitchen door. The teacher set up a big corkboard, and each child tacked on a poem.
2. To add or append something additional: The hotel tacked on a five percent service fee. I read my essay again and tacked an introduction on.
See also: on, tack

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ignaciaeeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Siwan-Welsh
Armani[a:'ma:ni]
Whitfield['hwitfi:ld]
Steve[sti:v]
Arnald['a:nəld]