EGAVE

extra

About 28.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
    I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.
  2. adjective Extraordinarily good; superior.
  3. adjective Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
    You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!
  4. adverb To an extraordinary degree.
    That day he ran to school extra fast.
  5. noun Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
  6. noun An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
    Extra, extra! Read all about it!
  7. noun A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
  8. noun A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

Similar words

superfluous excess surplus redundant supererogatory special outside additional other spare

Often followed by

time work money cost effort for charge help weight

Word family

extras

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