aggiuntivo

additional

adjective ahj-joon-TEE-voh Less Common

Also means

extra

Usage Note

Aggiuntivo means added on top of what already exists — an extra or supplementary element. It is common in formal and administrative Italian: costi aggiuntivi (additional costs), informazioni aggiuntive (additional information). Synonyms include supplementare and ulteriore. The plural forms are aggiuntivi (m) and aggiuntive (f). It is rarely used in casual everyday speech.

Examples

"Sono necessari costi aggiuntivi."

Natural Translation

Additional costs are necessary.

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