over and above

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to, besides, as in Over and above travel expenses he was given a daily allowance . [Early 1500s]

Example Sentences

"This Croton species was chosen for study because it has a long history, along with related African plants, of use in ethnomedicine. For thousands of years, people in Cameroon and neighboring countries have relied on traditional, plant-based medicine from healers to treat a variety of illnesses, from cancer to diabetes and, more recently, even HIV. Our collaboration with the Wistar Institute over and above scientific discovery has also provided us with human development capacity building," says Dr. Ntie-Kang.

From Science Daily

“California has shown a predilection for funding things that are over and above what Medicaid nationally will do,” such as covering low-income Californians regardless of immigration status, said John Baackes, chief executive of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Another way of looking at the impact coronavirus had on the number of people dying in the UK is by counting all deaths over and above the expected number since the pandemic began, sometimes referred to "excess deaths", external.

From BBC

Care said that the $28 million would be “over and above” its ongoing investments in such efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have a fixed allowance and the organization pays for that, and anything over and above I pay personally for.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• added
• additional
• ancillary
• auxiliary
• extraneous
• extraordinary
• fresh
• further
• leftover
• new
• other
• special
• supplemental
• supplementary
• unnecessary
• unused