addition

Finding the total when two or more numbers are put together.

• We learned addition at school.
• This addition problem has three numbers.
• Can you check my addition?

Similar words: adding

Opposites: subtraction

Common phrases: simple addition, addition problem, addition and subtraction

The act of putting something extra into or with something else.

• The addition of salt improves the flavor.
• Their addition to the team changed everything.
• The recipe requires the slow addition of water.

How to use it: the addition of something to something (The addition of milk to the sauce makes it smoother.)

Similar words: adding

Opposites: removal

Common phrases: addition of something, with the addition, addition to something

A new thing or person that becomes part of something already there.

• The puppy is a welcome addition to our family.
• They built an addition onto the house.
• These books are recent additions to the collection.

How to use it: an addition to something (The library is a useful addition to the school.)

Similar words: extra, extension

Common phrases: new addition, welcome addition, addition to something