additional
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of additional
Explanation
If your parents get you a cell phone and add it to their plan as an additional line, they are adding one more line to their bill, so additional means another or one more. Even though they added an additional line to their plan, your parents might ask you to pay for the additional charges. That means they will see how much more your phone usage adds to their plan, and will charge it back to you. If you complain, they might say to avoid additional conflict, you can just get your own plan and pay all of the bills!
Vocabulary lists containing additional
Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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Example Sentences
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It dumped 5.62 inches of rain on L.A. over three days, sent wind gusts of up to 65 mph and resulted in 45 deaths from flooding on land, with an additional 48 deaths at sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Preliminary information suggested it was caused by an earthquake, but the US Geological Survey said additional analysis indicated "the seismic energy was instead generated by a landslide".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some theater operators say they would prefer 20 films with high production values backed by robust marketing campaigns to 10 additional films just for the sake of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The challenged conduct is the construction itself, and every additional stage of building changes the facts on the ground while the courts decide whether the project was lawfully authorized in the first place.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
After she traveled to New York to get additional case details, she was able to say still more about the letters.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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