meaning of "pass round"

[lam Tung]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #157 "Idioms with the phrasal verb pass", question 8

Foreign companies will have to ......... the hat to pay for the extra costs of doing business in Indonesia.

(a) pass up
(b) pass by
(c) pass round
(d) pass over

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #157 "Idioms with the phrasal verb pass", answer 8

Foreign companies will have to pass round the hat to pay for the extra costs of doing business in Indonesia.

Correct answer: (c) pass round

Your answer was: incorrect
Foreign companies will have to pass over the hat to pay for the extra costs of doing business in Indonesia.
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Hi!
pls tell me "pass round" what is mean?
thanks
lam Tung

[Conchita]

Please tell me what "pass round" means.

pass round