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additional

American  
[uh-dish-uh-nl] / əˈdɪʃ ə nl /

adjective

  1. added; more; supplementary.

    additional information.
additional British  
/ əˈdɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. added or supplementary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • additionally adverb
  • preadditional adjective

Etymology

Origin of additional

First recorded in 1630–40; addition + -al 1

Example Sentences

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Forecasters say there will be strong northerly winds too with an additional Met Office yellow warning for wind in north-east Scotland and the Northern Isles from 21:00 GMT Wednesday to 09:00 Thursday.

From BBC

An additional half an inch of rain could fall Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

The auto industry was among the hardest hit by tariffs, with the biggest players collectively reporting almost $12 billion of additional tariff costs earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

We invited her again to talk with us, to comment or provide any additional information.

From Salon

In a March publication, the Defense Ministry said it wanted to deploy at least 29 additional radar posts to create a cohesive missile-defense network.

From The Wall Street Journal

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