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addendum

 
(ə-dĕn'dəm) pronunciation
n., pl., -da (-də).
Something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book.

[Latin, neuter gerundive of addere, to add. See add.]


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is a plural form meaning 'a list of additional items'; if there is only one, addendum is the word to use. Addenda should be treated as plural, not (except informally, like agenda) as singular when the meaning is 'a set of addenda' (as in a new edition with an invaluable addenda).

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Something added, as an attachment to a contract.
Commonly added addenda in real estate purchase agreements describe financing terms and property inspection requirements.

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(plural: ADDENDA) something added, as an attachment to a contract. Same as rider.


Example: An addendum to the contract of sale described the type of financing that the buyer must secure to be required to purchase the property.


Example: Commonly added addenda in real estate purchase agreements are for financing terms and property inspection requirements.

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A written or graphic instrument issued prior to the execution of the contract which modifies or interprets the bidding documents, including drawings, and specifications, by additions, deletions, clarifications or corrections; becomes part of the contract documents when the construction contract is executed.


Something added; a supplemental section of a document containing material added after the document was prepared. It may be executed simultaneously or at a later time.

An attachment to an a document such as an insurance policy that changes the original policy conditions, either to include or exclude coverage. The addendum becomes part of the legal contract.  

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In insurance, endorsement is an addendum attached to the original policy that alters or replaces the previous provisions.

In real estate purchase agreements, an addendum is a document containing any changes or modifications negotiated in the original lease. Usually, an addendum is attached to the signed lease, as a part of the lease, and describes financing terms and property inspection requirements.

For contracts, if the addendum alters a contract, which has already been signed by all parties, it is known as an amendment.  

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IN BRIEF: Additions; appendices.

pronunciation Some entries may appear as addenda at the end of a volume. — yourdictionary.com

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  • Publishing - addendum: supplementary information published after book’s initial publication


An addendum, in general, is an addition required to be made to a document by its reader subsequent to its printing or publication. It comes from the Latin verbal phrase addendum est, being the gerundive form of the verb addo, addere, addidi, additum, "to give to, add to",[1] meaning "(that which) must be added". Addenda is from the plural form addenda sunt, "(those things) which must be added". (See also Memorandum, Agenda, Corrigenda).

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Specific uses

In books

In a book, an addendum (sometimes referred to as an appendix) is a supplemental addition to a given main work. It may explain inconsistencies or otherwise explain or update the information found in the main work, especially if any such problems were detected too late to correct the main work. For example, the main work could have had already been printed and the cost of destroying the batch and reprinting is deemed too high. As such, addenda may come in many forms — a separate letter included with the work, text files on a digital medium, or any similar carrier. It may serve to notify the reader of errors present, as an errata.

In contracts

In other documents, most importantly in legal contracts, an addendum is an additional document not included in the main part of the contract which may contain additional terms, specifications, provisions, standard forms or other information. A contract addendum may also be called an appendix, an annex or a rider...

Addenda are often used in standard form contracts to make changes or add specific detail. For example, an addendum might be added to a contract to change a date or add details as to delivery of goods or pricing. The addendum should be referenced in the contract, or the contract should be referenced in the addendum, so that it is clear which contract the addendum is modifying.

A rider is often used to add specific detail and especially specific conditions to a standard contract such as an insurance contract. A rider may also be added to a piece of legislation.

Schedules and exhibits are sub-categories of addenda, with schedules being related to numerical and time information, such as pricing and time-schedules, and exhibits used for examples of standard forms and different types of evidence or models. Exhibits are often used in legal documents submitted to a court as part of judicial proceedings such as statements of claim and briefs.

In legal judgments

Juries in inquests or trials may amplify or explain their decisions by issuing a commentary known as a rider, as in the prosecution of Harold Greenwood[2] and the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes.[3]

In medical transcription

Addendum is also used if the doctor is dictating additional information about the patient.

Plural

In the plural, only the Latin addenda, and not the English adaptation addendums, is acceptable.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ Cassell's Latin Dictionary ed. Marchant & Charles
  2. ^ Wilson, Colin (1984). Encyclopedia of Murder. Pan Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-330-28300-6. 
  3. ^ Edwards, Richard; Rayner, Gordon (2008-12-12). "Jean Charles de Menezes inquest: Jury reaches open verdict - Telegraph". London: telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/3708063/Jean-Charles-de-Menezes-inquest-Jury-reaches-open-verdict.html. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tillæg, appendiks

Nederlands (Dutch)
addendum (bij-/ toevoegsel aan boek)

Français (French)
n. - addenda

Deutsch (German)
n. - Addenda, Zusatz, Nachtrag

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τυπογρ.) συμπλήρωμα, παράρτημα

Italiano (Italian)
addenda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adendo (m), complemento (m)

Русский (Russian)
добавление, дополнение

Español (Spanish)
n. - apéndice

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tillägg

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
补遗, 补篇, 追加, 附录

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 補遺, 補篇, 追加, 附錄

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부록

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 追加したもの, 補遺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملحق, إضافه, ضميمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נספח, תוספת‬


 
 
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