addition

Plural: additions

Noun

• The action of adding something to another.
• a component that is added to something to improve it
  • "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"
  • "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
• the act of adding one thing to another
  • "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"
  • "the addition of a leap day every four years"
• a quantity that is added
  • "there was an addition to property taxes this year"
• something added to what you already have
  • "he was a new addition to the staff"
• a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
• the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
• The act of adding anything.
• Anything that is added.
• The arithmetic operation of adding.
• A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
• A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely.
• Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour.
• an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one (the adduct).

Examples

• The addition of a plural ’S’ is a classic Scrabble tactic.
• The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.

Synonyms

accession, add-on, gain, improver, increase, plus, summation, adding, addition, annexation, extra, inclusion, supplement

Antonyms

subtraction, abatement, deduction, exclusion, reduction, removal

Related Words

+ = + =, add, adder, additive, plus sign, remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend, × = × =, ÷ =, − =