add on

Attached optional extra

To add on is to attach or include something extra: We decided to add on a sunroom.

The phrase often involves physical extension or additional features.

As a noun or adjective, an add-on is something supplementary—software that extends a program's capabilities, an optional feature for a product, or an extra charge: The warranty is an add-on.

Also spelled addon.

Related

plugin · attach · appurtenance · accessory · aftermarket · extension · build out · upsell · in-app purchase · rider · postfix · augment · extra · piggyback · module · supplement · optional · install

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Opposites
inclusion vs. removal

add onremove

Take something away

take away · subtract · delete · detach · strip off

supplementary vs. essential

add onessential

Fundamentally necessary

built-in · basic · fundamental · standard · integral

expansion vs. reduction

add onscale back

Reduce in extent

pare · minimize · strip down · reduction · reduce

Family

addon, addons

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G