additional
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- additionally adverb
- preadditional adjective
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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Ministers have repeatedly said they need additional resources from Westminster in order to balance their departmental budgets.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He didn’t respond to requests for additional comment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Stormont's finance minister has been making the case to the Treasury to restore the "stabilisation fund" - additional one-off funding which accompanied the restoration of devolution in 2024, which has now ended.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Any additional yield for such bonds that emerged after the Iran war began vanishing after 15 days, a little bit more than the nine days it took for the stock market to recover.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
With so many summer travelers expected, the Long Island Rail Road had just announced that it was providing additional service for the three-hour train trip from Penn Station in Manhattan to Amagansett.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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