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ancillary

[an-suh-ler-ee, an-sil-uh-ree] / ˈæn səˌlɛr i, ænˈsɪl ə ri /


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HOA fees are ancillary housing costs, along with property taxes and home insurance, that all add to homeowners’ monthly expenses.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

This is already a long book, and it would have been better without the ancillary stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

“These industry shifts have directly reduced box office revenues and related ancillary revenues, including food and beverage sales,” the company stated in its bankruptcy filing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

And it is lucrative: add-on fees, or "ancillary revenue", brings in billions for these airlines every year.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Another belt ancillary to this began in western Massachusetts and extended along the Erie Canal to Buffalo, thence to Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago.

From Expansion and Conflict by Dodd, William E.




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