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In excess of the minimum required; added as an extra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He tossed in a couple of extra shirts for good measure and closed the suitcase.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in addition (as to close a deal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
额外补充
(éwài bǔchōng)
— in excess of the required minimum
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Chinese Mandarin:
保险起见
(bǎoxiǎn qǐjiàn)
— in excess of the required minimum
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Danish:
i tilgift
— in excess of the required minimum
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Danish:
oveni
— in excess of the required minimum
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Dutch:
op de koop toe
— in excess of the required minimum
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Dutch:
bovenop
— in excess of the required minimum
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Finnish:
kaiken varalta
— in excess of the required minimum
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Finnish:
varmuuden vuoksi
— in excess of the required minimum
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Finnish:
varoiksi
— in excess of the required minimum
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French:
pour faire bonne mesure
— in excess of the required minimum
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German:
noch dazu
— in excess of the required minimum
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Italian:
per essere sicuro
— in excess of the required minimum
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Japanese:
余分に
(yobun ni)
— in excess of the required minimum
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Norwegian Bokmål:
for godt måls skyld
— in excess of the required minimum
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Polish:
na dodatek
— in excess of the required minimum
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Polish:
na dokładkę
— in excess of the required minimum
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Polish:
na dobitkę
— in excess of the required minimum
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Russian:
на всякий случай
— in excess of the required minimum
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Spanish:
por si acaso
— in excess of the required minimum
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Spanish:
por precaución
— in excess of the required minimum
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Spanish:
de yapa / ñapa / llapa
— in excess of the required minimum
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Spanish:
y por si [aquesto] fuese / fuera poco
— in excess of the required minimum