extra

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adjective

ex·tra ˈek-strə How to pronounce extra (audio)

: more than is due, usual, or necessary : additional

extra work

In preparation for this weekend's competition, the team put in some extra hours.

Andrew King

… has a large storage area for things like a tent, sleeping bag, mosquito netting, extra clothing, and an extra pair of boots.

Stephanie Fitzgerald

: subject to an additional charge

dessert is extra

There is an entrance charge of €5 per person, and it's extra for sunbeds …

Eilis O'Hanlon

: superior

extra quality

slang : going beyond what is usual or standard: such as

: extremely or excessively elaborate : extravagant

This Ontario mansion … is basically a mini castle and is so extra it even comes with a 16-foot waterfall.

Patrick John Gilson

: characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior : over-the-top

… women who are seen as too fun, too brash, too extra, too loud …

Bonnie McLaren

"So this is my dad," she [Annisa Simao] says. "If you know him, you know he's pretty goofy, … pretty extra."

Natalie B. Compton

Synonyms

Adjective

excess
redundant
spare
supererogatory
superfluous
supernumerary
surplus

Noun

reserve
spare

Adverb

achingly
almighty
archly
awful
awfully
badly
beastly
blisteringly
bone
colossally
corking
cracking
damn
damned
dang
deadly
desperately
eminently
enormously
especially
ever
exceedingly
exceeding
extremely
fabulously
fantastically
far
fiercely
filthy
frightfully
full
greatly
heavily
highly
hugely
immensely
incredibly
intensely
jolly
majorly
mightily
mighty
monstrous [chiefly dialect]
mortally
most
much
particularly
passing
rattling
real
really
right
roaring
roaringly
seriously
severely
so
sore
sorely
spanking
specially
stinking
such
super
supremely
surpassingly
terribly
that
thumping
too
unco
uncommonly
vastly
very
vitally
way
whacking
wicked
wildly

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Example Sentences

Adjective a sandwich with extra mayonnaise She got a part-time job to earn some extra money. He gave us an extra week to finish the job. There's no extra charge for breakfast. Noun The package deal includes some nice extras. Thousands of extras were hired for the battle scene. Adverb You have to pay $5 extra for room service. The food was extra good. The roads are slippery, so be extra careful. This is an extra special occasion. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Redshirt freshman cornerback Jordan Hancock, who missed the first two games with injury, stayed after practice for some extra work Wednesday.

Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 Towns McGough made all eight extra-point kicks for the Tigers.

Al.com Reports, al, 15 Sep. 2022 The wave of resignations has yet to cease, with the trend of quiet quitting—focusing on maintaining work-life boundaries and not doing extra work for an employer—becoming a cultural phenomenon this year.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Once created, the passkey can be stored in iCloud’s Keychain and synced across multiple devices—meaning your passkeys will be available on your iPad and MacBook without any extra work.

WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 When states don’t take on the extra work of figuring out how to effectively spend these billions, the burden falls to overwhelmed, undersupported local district leaders.

New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Smith made $27,000 more in overtime wages than the next closest officer, who was paid just over $67,000 for extra work.

Lee O. Sanderlin And Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Think of it as a slow fade as employees pull back on performing extra work to find a new job or more work-life balance.

Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 Some surgeons complained about pressure to perform more operations, but others were delighted at the chance to increase their pay through extra work.

BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022

Noun

Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off.

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2022 Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra.

Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2021 In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office’s apps.

Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra.

NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra.

NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021

Adverb

But the South Korean embassy in Venezuela, which also oversees relations with Suriname, posted a statement on Tuesday warning Korean residents in the region to be extra careful of their safety.

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 But with so much new equipment launching at once, the company needed to be extra careful that nothing was overlooked or went wrong.

Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Years of zero interest rates have caused havoc, but with the Federal Reserve raising short-term rates, investors should be extra careful shuffling money around.

Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Put yet another way, contrary to what some people might naturally think, police do not seem to be extra careful, understanding, or gentle in their dealings with disabled people.

Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 July 2022 When deleting data, be extra cautious, as this could lead to legal trouble.

Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 At the onset of working on Moonage Daydream, Morgen also suffered a near-fatal heart attack, which forced him to be extra cautious during the Covid-19 pandemic that also shut down production.

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2022 The Browns will be extra cautious with Ward, who signed a five-year extension in the offseason worth $100.5 million.

Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 24 July 2022 And in one of his three no-decisions, an extra-inning loss to Stanford, Hjerpe tossed eight scoreless innings and had 17 strikeouts — the most in college baseball this season and tied for the most in Oregon State history.

oregonlive, 24 May 2022 See More

单词	extras
释义	extra 1 of 4 adjective ex·tra ˈek-strə 1 a : more than is due, usual, or necessary : additional extra work In preparation for this weekend's competition, the team put in some extra hours. Andrew King … has a large storage area for things like a tent, sleeping bag, mosquito netting, extra clothing, and an extra pair of boots. Stephanie Fitzgerald b : subject to an additional charge dessert is extra There is an entrance charge of €5 per person, and it's extra for sunbeds … Eilis O'Hanlon 2 : superior extra quality 3 slang : going beyond what is usual or standard: such as a : extremely or excessively elaborate : extravagant This Ontario mansion … is basically a mini castle and is so extra it even comes with a 16-foot waterfall. Patrick John Gilson b : characterized by dramatic or eccentric behavior : over-the-top … women who are seen as too fun, too brash, too extra, too loud … Bonnie McLaren "So this is my dad," she [Annisa Simao] says. "If you know him, you know he's pretty goofy, … pretty extra." Natalie B. Compton extra 2 of 4 noun 1 : one that is extra or additional: such as a : a special edition of a newspaper b : an added charge c : an additional worker specifically : one hired to act in a group scene in a motion picture or stage production d : an attractive addition or accessory : frill cars loaded with extras 2 : something of superior quality or grade extra 3 of 4 adverb : beyond the usual size, extent, or degree extra large extra- 4 of 4 prefix : outside : beyond extrajudicial Synonyms Adjective excess redundant spare supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus Noun reserve spare Adverb achingly almighty archly awful awfully badly beastly blisteringly bone colossally corking cracking damn damned dang deadly desperately eminently enormously especially ever exceedingly exceeding extremely fabulously fantastically far fiercely filthy frightfully full greatly heavily highly hugely immensely incredibly intensely jolly majorly mightily mighty monstrous [chiefly dialect] mortally most much particularly passing rattling real really right roaring roaringly seriously severely so sore sorely spanking specially stinking such super supremely surpassingly terribly that thumping too unco uncommonly vastly very vitally way whacking wicked wildly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective a sandwich with extra mayonnaise She got a part-time job to earn some extra money. He gave us an extra week to finish the job. There's no extra charge for breakfast. Noun The package deal includes some nice extras. Thousands of extras were hired for the battle scene. Adverb You have to pay $5 extra for room service. The food was extra good. The roads are slippery, so be extra careful. This is an extra special occasion. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Redshirt freshman cornerback Jordan Hancock, who missed the first two games with injury, stayed after practice for some extra work Wednesday. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 Towns McGough made all eight extra-point kicks for the Tigers. Al.com Reports, al, 15 Sep. 2022 The wave of resignations has yet to cease, with the trend of quiet quitting—focusing on maintaining work-life boundaries and not doing extra work for an employer—becoming a cultural phenomenon this year. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Once created, the passkey can be stored in iCloud’s Keychain and synced across multiple devices—meaning your passkeys will be available on your iPad and MacBook without any extra work. WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 When states don’t take on the extra work of figuring out how to effectively spend these billions, the burden falls to overwhelmed, undersupported local district leaders. New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Smith made $27,000 more in overtime wages than the next closest officer, who was paid just over $67,000 for extra work. Lee O. Sanderlin And Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 Think of it as a slow fade as employees pull back on performing extra work to find a new job or more work-life balance. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 Some surgeons complained about pressure to perform more operations, but others were delighted at the chance to increase their pay through extra work. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Noun Some covers add air vents (a nice extra that keeps condensation off your grill, plus helps with wind control), and handles for easily sliding them on and off. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 4 May 2022 Long gloves proved to be a fashionable and practical pandemic extra. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2021 In Windows, OneDrive provides equally simple backup of your core data folders as well as the useful extra of Microsoft Office’s apps. Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Four of them are for shorts; about half of them credit him as an unnamed extra. NBC News, 5 Oct. 2021 Adverb But the South Korean embassy in Venezuela, which also oversees relations with Suriname, posted a statement on Tuesday warning Korean residents in the region to be extra careful of their safety. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 But with so much new equipment launching at once, the company needed to be extra careful that nothing was overlooked or went wrong. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 Years of zero interest rates have caused havoc, but with the Federal Reserve raising short-term rates, investors should be extra careful shuffling money around. Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Put yet another way, contrary to what some people might naturally think, police do not seem to be extra careful, understanding, or gentle in their dealings with disabled people. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 31 July 2022 When deleting data, be extra cautious, as this could lead to legal trouble. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 At the onset of working on Moonage Daydream, Morgen also suffered a near-fatal heart attack, which forced him to be extra cautious during the Covid-19 pandemic that also shut down production. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2022 The Browns will be extra cautious with Ward, who signed a five-year extension in the offseason worth $100.5 million. Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 24 July 2022 And in one of his three no-decisions, an extra-inning loss to Stanford, Hjerpe tossed eight scoreless innings and had 17 strikeouts — the most in college baseball this season and tied for the most in Oregon State history. oregonlive, 24 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective probably short for extraordinary Prefix Latin, from extra, adverb & preposition, outside, except, beyond, from exter being on the outside — more at exterior First Known Use Adjective 1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adverb 1807, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing extra extra-base hit extra point go the extra mile extra-virgin extra-base hit extra point go the extra mile extra-virgin Kids Definition extra 1 of 4 adjective ex·tra ˈek-strə : being more than what is usual, expected, or due I need extra help. extra 2 of 4 adverb : beyond the usual size, amount, or extent extra large eggs I took an extra long walk. extra 3 of 4 noun 1 : something additional The vacation package included some nice extras. 2 : an added charge 3 : a special edition of a newspaper 4 : a person hired for a group scene (as in a movie) extra- 4 of 4 prefix : outside : beyond extras noun plural of extra 1 as in spares an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original that portable player runs through batteries incredibly fast, so I always keep plenty of extras on hand Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance spares substitutes replacements backups reserves copies reproductions duplicates doubles stocks dummies clones dupes replicas carbon copies replications Antonyms & Near Antonyms originals prototypes archetypes 2 as in amenities something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary the motel is clean and comfortable, but there are no extras Synonyms & Similar Words amenities luxuries frills options comforts indulgences accessories superfluities niceties extravagances nonessentials treats delicacies accoutrements accouterments dainties accessaries bells and whistles Antonyms & Near Antonyms essentials necessities requirements basics fundamentals musts 3 as in bonuses something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed as an extra, the dealer filled the tank of my new car Synonyms & Similar Words bonuses perks dividends gifts contributions tips donations perquisites gratuities offerings pensions rewards throw-ins donatives presentations subsidies gravies gravy trains lagniappes generosities prizes bounties premiums freebies presents freebees grants cumshaws awards largesses benevolences charities bestowals benefactions giveaways beneficences windfalls boons fringe benefits mannas icings philanthropies favors
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