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extra
1[ ek-struh ]
adjective
- beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional:
an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge.
- larger or better than what is usual:
an extra binding.
- Slang.
- extremely good.
- over the top; extreme or excessive:
Her behavior is just so extra, so dramatic!
noun
- something extra or additional:
the little amenities and extras that make life pleasant.
- an additional expense.
- a special edition of a newspaper, other than a regular edition.
- something of superior quality.
- Movies, Television. a person hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a mob or crowd.
- an additional worker.
- Usually extras. Cricket. a score or run not made from the bat, as a bye or a wide.
adverb
- in excess of the usual or specified amount:
an extra high price.
- beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly:
done extra well; extra large.
extra-
2- a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative:
extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
extra
1/ ˈɛkstrə /
adjective
- being more than what is usual or expected; additional
noun
- a person or thing that is additional
- something for which an additional charge is made
the new car had many extras
- an additional edition of a newspaper, esp to report a new development or crisis
- films an actor or person temporarily engaged, usually for crowd scenes
- cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye
- something that is better than usual in quality
adverb
- unusually; exceptionally
an extra fast car
extra-
2prefix
- outside or beyond an area or scope
extrasensory
extraterritorial
Word History and Origins
Origin of extra1
Origin of extra2
Word History and Origins
Origin of extra1
Origin of extra2
Example Sentences
Games will be decided by extra time and penalties.
And John is kind of a journeyman actor —actually, funny enough, was an extra in the movie “Munich,” which also was about the Olympic hostage crisis.
The Construction Industry Training Board estimates the sector needs to attract the equivalent of 50,300 extra workers per year to meet the levels of work expected.
Mr van 't Noordende adds that many companies are passing those extra costs on to their customers, which is adding upward pressure to general inflation.
This is a bag that carries important documents, extra medicine and other essentials and that’s easily accessible if you need to urgently run out the door.
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