extra

extra
1 adjective more of something, in addition to the usual or standard amount or number: Could you get an extra loaf of bread? | Alan had taken extra care with his appearance that evening. | Residents can use the gym at no extra cost. | extra ten minutes/three metres/five kilos etc: I asked for an extra day to finish the work. 2 adverb
1 cost/earn/pay extra to cost, earn, or pay more money than the usual amount: I earn extra for working on Sunday. | be extra (=cost an additional amount of money): Dinner costs $15 but wine is extra. | ten minutes/three metres/five kilos extra: I got 2 metres extra to make the curtains.
2 (+ adj/adv) used to emphasize an adjective or adverb: You're going to have to work extra hard to pass the exam.
3 noun (C)
1 something which is added to a basic product or service which improves it and also costs more: optional extra (=something attractive or comfortable that you can choose to have or not): Tinted windows and a sunroof are optional extras.
2 something attractive or helpful that you do not get more money for: Lena did a lot of little extras for him that weren't part of her job description.
3 an actor in a film who does not say anything but is part of a crowd
4 a special edition of a newspaper containing important news: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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