over and above

adverb

Supplementarily.

“'Goodwill' is the value of a business over and above its tangible assets.”

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Meanings

adverbover and above (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSupplementarily.
  2. not comparableMore than is necessary or than expected.
  3. not comparablelawmore than is required e.g. by a contract.
preposition
  1. in addition to, supplementary to

    'Goodwill' is the value of a business over and above its tangible assets.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
in addition to

Translations

Arabic عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ, زِيَادَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ
  • عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ʕilāwatan ʕalā ḏālika)supplementary
  • زِيَادَةً عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ziyādatan ʕalā ḏālika)supplementary
  • أَكْثَر مِمَّا يَنْبَغِي (ʔakṯar mimmā yanbaḡī)more than is necessary
Dutch bovenop, bovenop
  • bovenopsupplementary
  • bovenopin addition to
French en sus, en sus de
  • en sussupplementary
  • en sus dein addition to
German zusätzlich
  • zusätzlichsupplementary
Hebrew מעל ומעבר
  • מעל ומעבר (meál umeéver)more than is necessary
Irish de bhreis, de bhreis ar
  • de bhreissupplementary
  • de bhreis arin addition to
  • ar bharrin addition to
Cite this entry
APA

over and above. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20above

MLA

“over and above.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20above. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over and above,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20and%20above.

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