addition

/ə'dɪʃən/ noun
8 letters3 syllables10 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

Something added to what you already have.

“he was a new addition to the staff”

2

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”

3

A quantity that is added.

“there was an addition to property taxes this year”

4

The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers.

5

A suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area.

6

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”

WORD FORMS
Related formadd
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinadditionway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesad · di · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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