addition
noun
ad·di·tion
ə-ˈdi-shən 
a-
1
: a part added (as to a building or residential section)
The addition expanded the kitchen.
2
: anything or anyone added : increase
The clerk was a recent addition to the staff.
3
: the act or process of adding
a recipe enhanced by the addition of freshly ground pepper
especially
: the operation of combining numbers so as to obtain an equivalent simple quantity
schoolchildren learning about addition and subtraction
4
: direct chemical combination of substances into a single product
Examples of addition in a Sentence
The children learned addition and subtraction.
The museum's collection includes several new additions.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In addition to cost savings and a reduced carbon footprint, the Park District shares in expanding access to clean energy, improving grid resilience and creating jobs in the renewable energy industry, according to a May press release from E4.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In addition, Hallmark Media named Jessica Tasler Noble chief culture officer, moving over from Hallmark Product & Retail, and succeeding Sabrina Wiewel, who will now serve as executive VP of Crayola Studios.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
In addition, Dean has announced a surprise underplay at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 11 with tickets available to those who pre–order the album.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 2 June 2025
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“Addition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addition. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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addition
noun
ad·di·tion
ə-ˈdish-ən
a-
1
: the result of adding : increase
2
: the act, process, or operation of adding
3
: a part added (as to a building)
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