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over and above

Speech parts

1. over and above - Adverb

2. over and above - Preposition

3. over and above - Phrase

Meaning

Supplementarily.

More than is necessary or than expected.

(law) more than is required e.g. by a contract.

over and above

in addition to, supplementary to

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over-and-above

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About future bullet train corridors, the draft plan says that considering the heavy investment involved, only passenger-heavy routes should have bullet train corridors over and above what has already been envisaged in the National Infrastructure Pipeline. Source: Internet

A biography citation states that, "although not always a practising Catholic, Eccles was a theist and a spiritual person, and he believed 'that there is a Divine Providence operating over and above the materialistic happenings of biological evolution'.. Source: Internet

Ancient people recognized the need for the walls (and sometimes the sole) of domestic horses' hooves to have additional protection over and above any natural hardness. Source: Internet

Capitalism espoused as a brand of/for the government, when allowed to run its course over and above the legitimate needs of the community, ultimately is prone to generalized failure. Source: Internet

“Considering the content of the judgment, it is clear that the court went over and above what it was required and granted orders not sought by the applicant,” it said. Source: Internet

For instance, as credit unions engage in mortgage activity, a range of additional domestic and EU level requirements apply - over and above the minimum standards already applying to all credit unions. Source: Internet

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