─. (Mainly US Informal) and even more
─. and considerably more in addition
─. (spoken informal) used to say that the actual amount is probably a lot more than what someone has just said.
- It looked like 20,000 people and then some at the demonstration.
- It cost me a week's salary and then some.
- "They say he earns $2.5 million a season." "And then some."
─. some: a certain amount (more). In the phrases some more and (informal) and then some.
- did the assigned work and then some.
..... CALD, WordNet, LDOCE, American Heritage, Collins
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