extra
[ ek-struh ]
/ ˈɛk strə /
adjective
beyond or more than what is usual, expected, or necessary; additional: an extra copy of a newspaper; an extra charge.
larger or better than what is usual: an extra binding.
noun
adverb
in excess of the usual or specified amount: an extra high price.
beyond the ordinary degree; unusually; uncommonly: done extra well; extra large.
Origin of extra
First recorded in 1770–80; by shortening of
extraordinary
Words nearby extra
extortion,
extortionary,
extortionate,
extortionist,
extr.,
extra,
extra cover,
extra point,
extra time,
extra virgin,
extra-
Definition for extra (2 of 3)
extra-
a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative: extrajudicial; extraterritorial; extra-atmospheric.
Also
extro-.
Origin of extra-
< Latin, combining form of
extrā (adv. and preposition) outside (of), without
Definition for extra (3 of 3)
ab extra
[ ahb ek-strah; English ab ek-struh ]
/ ɑb ˈɛk strɑ; English æb ˈɛk strə /
adverb Latin.
from the outside.
Example sentences from the Web for extra
British Dictionary definitions for extra (1 of 2)
extra
/ (ˈɛkstrə) /
adjective
being more than what is usual or expected; additional
noun
adverb
unusually; exceptionally
an extra fast car
Word Origin for extra
C18: perhaps shortened from
extraordinary
British Dictionary definitions for extra (2 of 2)
extra-
prefix
outside or beyond an area or scope
extrasensory; extraterritorial
Word Origin for extra-
from Latin
extrā outside, beyond, changed from
extera, from
exterus outward
Medical definitions for extra
extra-
pref.
Outside; beyond:extracellular.