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Definition of For good measure
1. Adverb. In addition (as to close a deal). "The car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure"
Definition of For good measure
1. Prepositional phrase. (idiomatic) In excess of the minimum required; Added as an extra ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of For Good Measure
Literary usage of For good measure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Testament and Semitic Studies in Memory of William Rainey Harper by William Rainey Harper (1908)
"6 23 is needed for measure and good sense. "1 is improbable, as D3 must be attached
to the next word for good measure; see Comm. on the Book of ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"... but was "something thrown in for good measure ; that In New Orleans would be
called 'lagniappe,' " and that there was no proof of damages. ..."
3. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1904)
"How the elder girl wins her way to esteem is charmingly told, with a little
secondary romance for good measure.— Good nature, the ability to take reasonable ..."
4. Transactions by National Safety Council, Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (1918)
"for good measure add another 25000 stalwart specimens—blind, absolutely blind—with
bayonet to the ground, blindly picking their way by a given point! ..."
5. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... to boot, for good measure; In addition to what was agreed; antaa Jotakin ...
In (for good measure), give a th. to boot; ..."
6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"... with real, wild, live bear and panther, deer and salmon thrown in for good
measure. South of the line, on the Pacific Coast below the Straits of Haro, ..."
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