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Something for good measure
Answer for the clue "Something for good measure ", 9 letters:
lagniappe
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Lagniappe is Louisiana Tech 's official student yearbook . The Lagniappe, which literally means "something extra" was first published in 1905 and has been published every year since except for 1913–1921 and 1926. The yearbook's annual release date is around ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dividend, something extra," 1849, from New Orleans creole, of unknown origin though much speculated upon. Originally a bit of something given by New Orleans shopkeepers to customers. Said to be from American Spanish la ñapa "the gift." Klein says this ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context Louisiana Mississippi Trinidad and Tobago uncommon English) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.
Usage examples of lagniappe.
Given the interest he has in you with lagniappe like Rallen thrown in to sweeten the bait?
Then a third and a fourth, each accruing what pitiful lagniappe it could from the scant debris of space.
The power source for this kind of vehicle might be a turbine, until heat-seeking missiles force a change to fuel cells or, for lagniappe, a set of flywheels mounted in different parts of the chassis.