for good measure

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

In excess of the minimum required; added as an extra.

Equivalents

Españolde yapa / ñapa / llapa por precaución por si acasoy por si [aquesto] fuese / fuera poco

Françaispour faire bonne mesure

Deutschnoch dazu

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Danskoveni

Suomikaiken varalta varmuuden vuoksi varoiksi

Italianoper essere sicuro

日本語余分に

Nederlandsbovenop op de koop toe

Polskina dobitkę na dodatek na dokładkę

Русскийна всякий случай

Examples

“He tossed in a couple of extra shirts for good measure ⟳ and closed the suitcase.”

“Spain plans to issue ⟳ “digital nomad” visas giving Britons and other non-EU citizens the chance to work ⟳ in the sun and enjoy ⟳ a lower cost ⟳ of living with tax breaks thrown in for good measure ⟳.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

for good or ill for goodness' sake for goodness' sakes for goodness's sake for gosh sake for grins

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