# extra

Pronunciation: say "EK-struh" /ˈɛkstɹə/

## Adjective

1. More than what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; additional.
   - Simple: More than what you usually need or expect.
   - _We ordered an extra pizza in case more friends showed up after the game._
   - _The airline charges a fee for each extra bag you check beyond the first one._
5. Behaving in an overly dramatic or attention-seeking way; going beyond what the situation calls for. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Behaving in a way that is too dramatic or showy for the situation.
   - _Renting a limousine just to go grocery shopping is so extra._
   - _He got extra about the seating chart, redoing it five times._

## Noun

2. Something additional, such as an item beyond the standard charge on a bill or the regular school curriculum.
   - Simple: Something more added on top of the usual thing.
   - _The hotel bill listed several extras, including the minibar and parking._
   - _Heated seats come as an optional extra on the basic model of the car._
4. A performer who appears in the background of a film or play, typically without speaking lines.
   - Simple: A person who appears in the background of a movie or play but has no lines to say.
   - _The director needed fifty extras to fill the courtroom gallery._
   - _He started his career as an extra before landing speaking roles._
6. A special newspaper edition printed outside the normal cycle to report important late-breaking news.
   - Simple: A special edition of a newspaper printed quickly to report big news.
   - _When the big news broke late at night, the city paper rushed out an extra for the morning crowds._
   - _Vendors waved the evening extra, shouting about the sudden resignation._
7. The quality or habit of behaving in an overly dramatic, attention-seeking way. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The habit of acting in a way that is too dramatic or showy.
   - _I love my cousin, but all the extra at her birthday party, from the fog machine to the costume change, was a lot._
   - _My roommate brings so much extra to every small argument that I just walk away now._
8. In cricket, a run added to the batting side's total but not credited to any batter, such as a wide, bye, leg bye, no-ball or penalty run.
   - Simple: In cricket, a run the batting team gets that is not counted for any one batter.
   - _England's innings included twelve extras, mostly leg byes._
   - _The bowler conceded an extra by sending a wide down the leg side._
10. In military camps, a day of additional duties assigned as punishment, often served over the weekend. *(Singapore)*
   - Simple: In the military, a day of extra work given as punishment, often on weekends.
   - _The sergeant handed him an extra for his untidy bunk._
   - _Several soldiers were given extras after failing inspection._

## Adverb

3. To a very high or unusual degree.
   - Simple: Very much, to a higher degree than usual.
   - _She worked extra hard to finish before the deadline._
   - _The instructions need to be extra clear for first-time users._

## Adjective

9. Extraordinarily good; of superior quality. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Very good, better than most others.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A product or item classed at a higher grade or quality than the standard.

## Origin

It is an abbreviation of "extraordinary".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/extra (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).