What does tack on mean?

tack on means "fix to; attach".

What is another word for tack on?

Close synonyms include append, tag on, tack, hang on. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tack on a common word?

tack on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

tack on — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
fix to; attach
“append a charm to the necklace”
Synonymsappend tag on tack hang on
Broaderattach
Narrowersubjoin

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