extensionex·ten·sion /ɪkˈstenʃən/ noun [countableC]1one of many telephone lines in a large building that all have different numbers, but that can be contacted through one central numberPut me through to extension 316, please.
What’s your extension number?
2an additional period of time given to someone to finish a job, repay money that they owe etcYou can request an automatic four-month extension of the due date for paying your tax.
3FINANCEBANKINGwhen lenders agree to lend money for longer than was originally agreedLenders have given the retailer a five-year extension of a $87.4 million credit line.
4LAWwhen a law, tax etc is changed to affect more things than beforean extension of the sales tax to various personal services and power utilities
5PROPERTYanother room or rooms that are added to a buildingA 250-bedroom extension to the hotel will increase total capacity to 1,576 rooms.
6COMPUTING a set of three letters that follow the name of a computer file to show what it is. For example, the extension ‘.doc’ shows that a file is a written document