slap on
phrasal verb
slapped on; slapping on; slaps on
informal
: to add (something, such as an extra charge) to an amount
The hotel slapped an extra $100 on his bill to cover the damage.
The judge slapped on an additional fine.
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Today, most children's TV shows are built around licensed characters who are also slapped on food products and clothes and made into toys.
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Once Adams became mayor, Mansurov contacted him directly over text in February 2023 asking for help with resolving a stop-work order the city Buildings Department had slapped on a luxury condo project his company was developing in Brooklyn, prosecutors say.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, a 25 percent tariff was just slapped on steel and aluminum imports, which increases the odds that the E.U. will reimpose its 50 percent tariff on American whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
That got a Stop Use Order slapped on the unit..
Wednesday night, the red Stop Use Order remained, but the tape restricting the unit’s use had been broken.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Once Adams became mayor, Mansurov contacted him directly over text in February 2023 asking for help with resolving a stop-work order the city Buildings Department had slapped on a luxury condo project his company was developing in Brooklyn, prosecutors say.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
On the other hand, a 25 percent tariff was just slapped on steel and aluminum imports, which increases the odds that the E.U. will reimpose its 50 percent tariff on American whiskey.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
That got a Stop Use Order slapped on the unit..
Wednesday night, the red Stop Use Order remained, but the tape restricting the unit’s use had been broken.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Slap on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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