Dictionary Check: extension

"extension" is a valid word!

Scrabble 16 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

noun

a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

Example: "they applied for an extension of the loan"
noun

act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

Example: "extension of the program to all in need"
noun

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

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noun

an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

noun

act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

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noun

a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

Example: "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"

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