- ex|tra
- ex|tra «EHKS truh», adjective, noun, adverb.–adj.beyond what is usual, expected, or needed; additional: »
extra fare, extra pay, extra favors.
SYNONYM(S): supplemental, supplementary.–n.1. something extra; anything beyond what is usual, expected, or needed: »a new car equipped with many extras. Her bill for extras was $30.
2. an additional charge: »Practically all steel products carry extras of one kind or another (Wall Street Journal).
3. a special edition of a newspaper: »The paper published an extra to announce the end of the war.
4. something of superior excellence or quality.5. a person who is employed by the day to play minor parts in motion pictures: »Two hundred extras were hired for the battle scene.
6. Informal. an additional worker: »We were Christmas extras in the toy department, Santa Claus's helpers (Saul Bellow).
7. Cricket. a run scored other than from a hit, such as a bye, wide, or no-ball.–adv.1. more than usually: »extra fine quality. With railroads extra busy some mills face shipping delays due to boxcar shortages (Wall Street Journal).
SYNONYM(S): unusually.2. in addition to the usual amount: »The larger edition contains three maps extra. I wouldn't care if I did go a little extra for it (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
╂[probably short for extraordinary]╂[< Latin extra- < extrā outside of]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
