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for good measure

prepositional phrase

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

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

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

idiomaticIn excess of the minimum required; added as an extra.
He tossed in a couple of extra shirts for good measure and closed the suitcase.
4 more examples
That's tough," repeated Jack Harpe, and added a headshake for good measure. "
1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range
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.
2011, Joe Hayes, The Coyote Under the Table, Cinco Puntos Press, →ISBN, page 112
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.
2014, Elana Gomel, Narrative Space and Time: Representing Impossible Topologies in Literature, Routledge, →ISBN
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.
2022 September 25, Stephen Burgen, “Spain plans ‘digital nomad’ visa scheme to attract remote workers”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 额外补充, 保险起见

额外补充 (éwài bǔchōng)in excess of the required minimum
保险起见 (bǎoxiǎn qǐjiàn)in excess of the required minimum

Danish i tilgift, oveni

i tilgiftin excess of the required minimum
oveniin excess of the required minimum

Dutch op de koop toe, bovenop

op de koop toein excess of the required minimum
bovenopin excess of the required minimum

Finnish kaiken varalta, varmuuden vuoksi

kaiken varaltain excess of the required minimum
varmuuden vuoksiin excess of the required minimum
varoiksiin excess of the required minimum

French pour faire bonne mesure

pour faire bonne mesurein excess of the required minimum

German noch dazu

noch dazuin excess of the required minimum

Italian per essere sicuro

per essere sicuroin excess of the required minimum

Japanese 余分に

余分に (yobun ni)in excess of the required minimum

Norwegian Bokmål for godt måls skyld

for godt måls skyldin excess of the required minimum

Polish na dodatek, na dokładkę

na dodatekin excess of the required minimum
na dokładkęin excess of the required minimum
na dobitkęin excess of the required minimum

Russian на всякий случай

на всякий случайin excess of the required minimum

Spanish por si acaso, por precaución

por si acasoin excess of the required minimum
por precauciónin excess of the required minimum
de yapa / ñapa / llapain excess of the required minimum
y por si [aquesto] fuese / fuera pocoin excess of the required minimum

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APA

for good measure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20good%20measure

MLA

“for good measure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20good%20measure. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for good measure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20good%20measure.

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