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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Under the 46% tariff Trump initially slapped on Vietnam, the price of that same sweater would rise roughly 35%, the group found.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Punk kicked out, planted Cena with a DDT and slapped on an STF of his own.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In March 2025, Smith released Based on a True Story — his first album in 20 years — and seemed to reference the slap on two different tracks.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 June 2025
The fine was one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than 8 billion euros that the European Commission slapped on Google in the last decade, as the 27-nation bloc launched its crackdown on Big Tech companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Punk kicked out, planted Cena with a DDT and slapped on an STF of his own.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
In March 2025, Smith released Based on a True Story — his first album in 20 years — and seemed to reference the slap on two different tracks.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 June 2025
The fine was one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than 8 billion euros that the European Commission slapped on Google in the last decade, as the 27-nation bloc launched its crackdown on Big Tech companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
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“Slap on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20on. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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