addendum

(ə-dĕn'dəm)
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.

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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.

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

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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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