extra burden

collocation in English

meaningsofextraandburden

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extra
adjective
uk
/ˈek.strə/us
/ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
a heavy load that ...
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(Definition ofextraandburdenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextra burden

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The presence of the parent in the home seems to facilitate joint care-giving by spouses, as does theextraburdenof care for another parent.
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Chronic economic and interpersonal strains are anextraburdenof stress for people already dealing with the consequences of a community-wide disaster.
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There is no need to create anextraburdenof bureaucracy.
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It seems to me that there is no reason to put thisextraburdenon the reader in this day and age.
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Advertising for aries have far more to offer than a mere speller, but they impose anextraburdenof cost to acquire and effort to employ.
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Increased workload was discussed by district nurses as a 'major disadvantage', an 'extraburden' and 'adding that responsibility onto district nurses who are already seeing to the person's physical well-being'.
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Extraburdenof monitoring and review in the light of further evidence (and possible costs of data collection if not fully borne by manufacturer).
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This would automatically be anextraburdenon the budget, and the extent of this has not yet been assessed.
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Do we know how great thisextraburdenwill be?
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It imposes delays on transport and burdens on motorists who are already heavily taxed, and adds anextraburdento industry.
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Theextraburdenof expenditure for collecting the community charge is well worth it, as we have achieved a fairer and more widespread system.
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I am grateful to hear that noextraburdenwill be placed on local authorities.
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They will be affected very severely indeed by thisextraburden.
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In the main, they are large companies, which are more than capable of dealing with anyextraburden.
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It is anextraburdenon the social services.
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The additional encouragement for energy efficiency is welcome, but hardly likely to offset theextraburdenthat the tax imposes.
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He was also right to point out that parking charges will place anextraburdenon employers.
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What service which they provide will have to be given up because of thisextraburden?
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These are the people on whom we are placing thisextraburden.
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We do not approve of theextraburdenput upon agriculture.
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