extras
SayEK-struhz/ˈɛkstɹəz/
- 1Plural of extra.
The base price looks low until you add all the extras.
Several extras stood in the background during the ballroom scene.
Note
One regular plural serves a whole family of nouns, and context decides which is meant. On a bill, extras are charges added to the usual price. On a film set, they are walk-on performers. In cricket, they are runs scored without the ball touching the bat: wides, byes, leg byes and no balls. A newspaper prints extras outside its normal cycle when an important story breaks late.
extras is a form of extra
extra, noun: Something additional, such as an item beyond the standard charge on a bill or the regular school curriculum. Full entry
- Forms
- extraextras plural
- Spelling
- extra → extras: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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