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Collocations for addition - noun

1. sth that is added; process of adding sth

ADJECTIVE

useful, valuable, welcome, worthy
important, major, notable, significant
latest, new, recent

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VERB + addition

make
We have made several additions to the collection recently.

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PREPOSITION

in addition
There is, in addition, one further point to make.
addition to
the latest addition to the family (= a new baby)

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2. process of adding numbers/amounts

ADJECTIVE

simple
He worked it out through simple addition.

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VERB + addition

do
She can do addition, but she hasn't learned subtraction yet.

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3. (AmE) part added to a building

→ See also extension

ADJECTIVE

building, room
two-story, three-story, etc.
490-square-foot, 2 000-square-foot, etc.

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VERB + addition

build
design
a 22 000-square-foot addition designed by a Japanese architect

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PREPOSITION

addition to
a family-room addition to his home

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