"tag on" meaning in English

See tag on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: tags on [present, singular, third-person], tagging on [participle, present], tagged on [participle, past], tagged on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tag on (third-person singular simple present tags on, present participle tagging on, simple past and past participle tagged on)
  1. (chiefly public transport) To hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain access to the vehicle. Synonyms: swipe, flash, tag, touch in Translations (smartcard): pasar (Spanish), bipear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tag_on-en-verb-OH2r28CC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tag on meaning in English (2.3kB)

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