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accessorial

accessorial

9.5
Extra services or charges added to the main fee
  • adjective
  • /ˌæk.sɛˈsɔːr.i.əl/
translation icon : accesorio
  • Sorting was categorized as an accessorial service during the shipment process.

Examples

  • The accessorial services improved the overall experience for customers.

  • The moving company charged extra for accessorial services like packing and unpacking.

  • Many contracts specify which accessorial charges may be applied beyond the main fee.

  • We offer accessorial options that enhance your package.

  • The accessorial services provided by the volunteers greatly improved the community event.

  • An accessorial role in the project allowed her to contribute without being the lead.

  • He offered accessorial assistance to the main speaker during the conference.

Synonyms

auxiliary
vsaccessorial
69 6.5

Something that gives extra help or support

is broader and can mean added support beyond operations
supplemental
vsaccessorial
52 5.0

Extra help or money that fills a gap in something

is similar but emphasizes filling a gap rather than optional help
ancillary
vsaccessorial
  • Formal
16 7.3

Giving extra help or support to a main activity

is the general idea of added nonessential help
supplementary
vsaccessorial
9 4.7

An extra part that makes something more complete or useful

describes added help that is not essential
assistive
vsaccessorial
4 4.8

Giving help or support to people with disabilities

is general support without the specific disability focus
accessory
vsaccessorial
4.1

Not necessary but used to give extra support or help

is used when describing added nonessential support
suppletive
vsaccessorial
9.0

Providing extra material or information to add to something

is the broad term for added, nonessential support

Antonyms

fundamental
536 3.5

Very important and necessary for something to work

essential
50 2.4

Things you need for a purpose, like food or water

How Supplementary

ancillary
  • Formal
16 7.3
accessorial
9.5
peripheral
27 6.5
incidental
28 6.0

Surface Forms

accessorial positive

Morphology

accessorial = accessory (transparent) = access + ory + al

Formed from 'accessory' with the adjectival suffix '-al'; the sense 'supplementary' is retained transparently.

Etymology

Accessorial comes from the same roots as accessory and access, words that carried the idea of 'being added' to something else. So an accessorial service or charge is 'extra' or 'supporting'—something added to the main service but not essential.