auctarium

ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

auctārĭum: ii, n. augeo,
I an addition or augmentation of a definite measure: auctarium dicebant antiqui, quod super mensuram vel pondus justum adiciebatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 14 Müll.: Eu. Tanti quanti poscit, vin tanti illum emi? Ch. Immo auctarium Adicito, Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 23.

auctārĭum, ĭī, n. (augeo), surplus, ce qui fait la bonne mesure : Pl. Merc. 490 ; P. Fest. 14.