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add-on

[ad-on, -awn]
–noun
1. a device or unit added to equipment or a construction: an add-on to a computer; a nice add-on to an old house.
2. an extra charge: Add-ons for taxes and tour guide fees boosted the price of the vacation to $2,500.
3. an additional item, as a rider or provision: This is just another legislative add-on.
4. anything added on: a hi-fi system that can be augmented with add-ons like extra speakers.
–adjective
5. being installed or provided as an add-on: an add-on speaker system.

Origin:
1945–50; n. and adj. use of v. phrase add on
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add-in   (ād'ĭn')
n.  
  1. Something designed or intended for use in conjunction with another.

  2. An accessory software program that extends the capabilities of an existing application. Also called add-on, plug-in.

add'-in' adj.
add-on   (ād'ŏn', -ôn')
n.  
  1. One thing added as a supplement to another.

  2. Computer Science

    1. See add-in.

    2. A hardware device, such as an expansion card, that is added to a computer to increase its capabilities.

  3. An additional amount or charge.

add'-on' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

add-on

Funds that are added to a certificate of deposit after its date of purchase and that earn the same rate of interest as funds deposited with the original certificate. The add-ons allowed by some savings institutions provide a real benefit to investors during periods of declining interest rates.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: add–on
Function: adjective
1 : being or able to be added on <add–on no-fault benefits>
2 : able to be added to <add–on certificates of deposit>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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