additional
Americanadjective
adjective
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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!
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Example Sentences
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Parts of south-east England met official heatwave conditions as of Monday afternoon, with additional regions likely to meet their local thresholds as the week goes on.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
It will initially acquire a 49% stake in Defcomm, with an option to buy an additional 2% within two years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
That causes its stock price to fall until its expected future return is high enough to compensate investors for the additional risk created by that greater volatility.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
Some professional programs such as nursing cap how many students can be supervised by one instructor, which means schools can’t easily jam-pack additional students into one class, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
It was the only reason my parents had agreed to the additional testing at the vet yesterday to find out why Fig was still sick.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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