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{
"term": "extra",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "more than is usual, expected, or than exists already",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**extra money/cash/funding**"
},
{
"text": "Breakfast is provided **at no extra charge**."
},
{
"text": "The rate for a room is £60, but breakfast is extra."
},
{
"text": "plans to offer increased broadband speeds **at no extra cost**"
},
{
"text": "Employees are expected to put in **extra hours **without pay."
},
{
"text": "The game comes with lots of **extra features**."
},
{
"text": "extra help for single parents"
},
{
"text": "a diet that can help you lose that extra weight"
},
{
"text": "The conference is going to be a lot of extra work."
},
{
"text": "The government has promised an extra £1 billion for healthcare."
},
{
"text": "Take extra care on the roads this evening."
},
{
"text": "an extra pint of milk"
},
{
"text": "We've had to take on extra staff to cope with the demand."
},
{
"text": "It's a big house, but we need the extra space because we have a daughter now."
},
{
"text": "We all need to make an extra effort to reduce waste."
},
{
"text": "The play is to run for an extra week!"
}
],
"synonyms": "additional"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "behaving in a way that is too dramatic or shows too much effort",
"labels": "(slang)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Calm down—you're being so extra right now."
},
{
"text": "You can be really extra and buy a dog birthday cake kit."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈekstrə/",
"audio": "ex/extra/extra__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈekstrə/",
"audio": "ex/extra/extra__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent. (as an adjective): probably a shortening of extraordinary, suggested by similar forms in French and German."
}