add-on

[ ad-on, -awn ]

/ ˈædˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

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noun

a device or unit added to equipment or a construction: an add-on to a computer;a nice add-on to an old house.

an extra charge: Add-ons for taxes and tour guide fees boosted the price of the vacation to $2,500.

an additional item, as a rider or provision: This is just another legislative add-on.

anything added on: Our sable faux fur vest is an easy add-on for dressy or casual occasions.

adjective

being installed or provided as an add-on: Add-on packs for this game are just a few dollars.

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Origin of add-on

First recorded in 1945–50; noun and adj. use of verb phrase add on

Words nearby add-on

addlebrained, addled, addlepated, addn., addnl., add-on, address, addressable, address bar, addressee, addressing machine

How to use add-on in a sentence

Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.
Sia and Shia LaBeouf’s Pedophilia Nontroversy Over ‘Elastic Heart’|Marlow Stern|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops|Melissa Leon|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Add to this, if you please, the great difficulty of obtaining from them even the words that they have.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
It is painful to add, that the latter years of his life were passed in prison, where he was confined for debt.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Must I add, that your good money paid this second loan—and yet a third—a fourth—a fifth?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The Federal Reserve Board reserves the right to add to, alter, or amend these regulations.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for add-on

add-on

noun

a feature that can be added to a standard model or package to give increased benefits

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