- a thing that is added to something that is not usual, standard or necessary and that costs more
- The monthly fee is fixed and there are no hidden extras (= unexpected costs).
- While I was saving I had no money for little extras or luxuries.
- (British English) Metallic paint is an optional extra (= a thing you can choose to have or not, but must pay more for if you have it).
- Regular guests also get added extras like free room service.
Extra Examples- No extras are included.
- The extras include trailers and a behind-the-scenes feature.
- Extras include an interview with the director.
- The only extra on the disc is the theatrical trailer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- optional
- hidden
- …
- have
- include
- include something
- a person who is employed to play a very small part in a film, usually as a member of a crowd
- We need hundreds of extras for the battle scenes.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as an adjective): probably a shortening of extraordinary, suggested by similar forms in French and German.
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