to boot

Idioms  

1. Besides, in addition. For example, It rained every day and it was cold to boot, or He said they'd lower the price of the car by $1,000 and throw in air conditioning to boot. This expression has nothing to do with footwear. Boot here is an archaic noun meaning “advantage,” and in the idiom has been broadened to include anything additional, good or bad. [c. a.d. 1000]

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Example Sentences

Should Carey manage to find a buyer willing to pay anything close to her asking price, however, that sum would easily cover the outstanding loan amount—and leave the singer with a hefty profit to boot.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

While Christopher Hitchens was arguing that women aren’t funny, there was West, out there being funny, a woman, and a feminist to boot.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s one thing to ask from the comfort of home, but another to live it out, and on national television to boot, says Coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The episode was worse because again and again, Reform has had to boot out some recently elected councillors for unsavoury or downright offensive views they have expressed.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Naturally, he charged exorbitantly for the right to graze on his land, and was thus able to pay for his BLM and National Forest permits and turn a tidy profit to boot.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Related Words

• again
• further
• likewise
• more
• still
• too