- extra
- extra [eks′trə]adj.[contr. < EXTRAORDINARY; also < L extra, additional, extra < extra, adv., more than, outside: see EXTRA-]1. more, larger, or better than is expected, usual, or necessary; additional or superior2. requiring payment of an added chargen.an extra person or thing; specif.,a) an additional charge often used in pl.☆ b) a special edition of a newspaper as formerly put out between regular editions to cover news of unusual importancec) an additional benefit or featured) a spare or leftover copy of somethinge) an extra workerf) Cricket a run not made from a hit, as a byeg) Film an actor hired by the day to play a minor part, as a member of a crowd scene, etc.adv.more than usually; esp., exceptionally [extra good quality]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.