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# additional

«additional» in Mova's school dictionary: **extra, more than what was there before** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (additional)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Additional means extra, more than what was there before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#m1)

2) Additional means added on to something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

an extra amount that is added to the first one; in shops, an additional cost or charge; phrases «an additional», «at no additional cost», «additional information»

### examples

- She bought 5 additional pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x1)
- Each additional hour costs 3 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x2)
- He needs 12 additional points to win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x3)
- An additional 8 students joined the club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x4)
- There is an additional fee for late books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x5)
- We need additional chairs for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x6)
- Ask the teacher for additional help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x7)
- The game has additional levels to unlock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x8)
- The drink comes at no additional cost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x9)
- Additional rain fell overnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x10)
- "I'm satisfied," said Jack; "and if you stop me from doing a thing after telling me to do it, you are to give me an additional month's wages." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/#x11)

### note

Usually a clue to add. Trap: «each additional hour» is a rate that starts after the first one, so the first hour may cost a different amount. The noun is «addition», which is also the name of the sum operation (+).

### In the corpora

- ["Additional needs" (official UK term) means special educational needs or a disability.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/16-school-reports/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «additional» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/additional/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.