Meaning of extra In English

• 0 added to what is normal:

  • If you need any extra help, just call me.

  • Recently he's been working an extra two hours a day.

  • The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra (= there is an additional charge for meals).

  • Olivia's so extra - she built a model of an island when she only needed to do a rough sketch.

• 1 more:

  • They pay her extra to work nights.

  • We agreed on a price but afterwards they wanted £10 extra.

  • I worked extra hard (= more than usual) on that essay.

• 2 something that you can get with something else if you pay a little more money:

  • A sunroof is an optional extra on this model of the car.

• 3 a person in a film who does not have a speaking part and who is usually part of the scene, for example, in a crowd

• 4 a point given to one cricket team if the other team makes an illegal mistake when bowling

• 5 outside or in addition to:

  • extraterrestrial beings (= imaginary creatures which come from outside the planet Earth)

  • an extramarital affair (= a sexual relationship of a married person with someone other than their husband or wife)

  • extracurricular activities (= activities which are not part of the usual school or college course)

• 6 added, additional, or more than expected:

  • Some students needed extra help.

  • He’s been working an extra two hours a day.

  • I bought some extra batteries.

• 7 something that is added when you pay for goods or a service:

  • We didn’t get any extras on our new car except for the CD player.

• 8 more than or added to what is usual or what already exists:

  • Without the extra help, campus leaders may face tough choices, such as whether to cut some programs.

  • extra cash/funding/money

  • extra compensation/income/pay

  • extra charge/expense/fee

• 9 to make more effort than is expected of you:

  • Our state government functions as well as it does because our employees routinely go the extra mile.

• 10 more than is usual or than exists already:

  • The average family of four is spending anywhere from $7 to $10 extra a week on groceries alone, compared to a year ago.

  • I'm quite happy to pay extra if the quality is right.

• 11 something that is added to what is usual, and that may cost more:

  • Borrowers are already burdened with mortgage extras such as arrangement fees, legal bills, and life assurance cover.

  • The telephone call charges seem reasonable but there is the hidden extra of a £35 connection charge.

  • On average, £1,700 of optional extras are ordered on every car that leaves the plant.

• 12 outside or in addition to:

  • Because schools rely heavily on property taxes to fund extracurricular activities, districts in less affluent areas are struggling to fund them.

• 13 very, or more than usual:

  • The city passed an ordinance that requires economic impact studies for Supercenters and other extra-large stores.