Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for good measure

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: for -good mea-sure
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

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

Example Sentences

"He tossed in a couple of extra shirts for good measure and closed the suitcase."
"That's tough," repeated Jack Harpe, and added a headshake for good measure. ""
"The shepherd blessed himself. And then he blessed himself again for good measure. He placed a hand on either side of the pillar and then threw it into the air."
"Developed by such popular writers as Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Abraham Merrit, the lost world novel presents small, encapsulated worlds, inhabited by the living fossils of some prehistoric culture, often with dinosaurs or other extinct beasts thrown in for good measure."
"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."

Phrases

on the safe side

Frequently Paired Words

on the safe side

Questions

What does for good measure mean?: In excess of the minimum required; added as an extra.

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