plus (plʌs
)
Definitions
preposition
- increased by the addition of ⇒
four plus two (written 4 + 2)
- with or with the addition of ⇒
a good job, plus a new car
adjective
positive (prenominal) indicating or involving addition ⇒a plus sign
- another word for positive (sense 8) , positive (sense 9)
- on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis ⇒
a value of +x
- indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit
- involving positive advantage or good ⇒
a plus factor
- (postpositive) informal having a value above that which is stated or expected ⇒
she had charm plus
- (postpositive) slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage ⇒
he received a B+ rating on his essay
- botany designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain
noun
- short for plus sign
- a positive quantity
- informal something positive or to the good
- a gain, surplus, or advantage
Mathematical symbol
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: more; compare Greek pleiōn, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel muchplew or plu or plue(pluː)
Definitions
noun
- (formerly in Canada) a beaver skin used as a standard unit of value in the fur trade
Word Origin
from Canadian French pelu (adj) hairy, from French poilu, from poil hair, from Latin pilusTranslations
- British English:
plus
You use plus to show that one number or quantity is being added to another.Two plus two equals four.plʌs PREPOSITION Two plus two equals four.
- Spanish:
más
prep
- French:
plus
prep
- German:
plus
prep
- Chinese: 加上 prep
- Arabic: زائِداً prep
- Portuguese: mais prep
- Russian: плюс prep
- Croatian: plus prep
- Czech: plus prep
- Danish: plus prep
- Dutch: plus prep
- Finnish: plus prep
- Greek: συν prep
- Italian: più prep
- Japanese: ･･･を加えて prep
- Korean: ...을 더하여 prep
- Norwegian: pluss prep
- Polish: więcej prep
- Brazilian Portuguese: mais prep
- European Spanish:
más
prep
- Swedish: plus nnt
- Thai: เพิ่มอีก prep
- Turkish: ayrıca prep
- Vietnamese: cộng thêm prep
Usage examples
That told the man who got us out to head for a certain rendezvous, plus the signal which you sent.
, Cover Story (1986)Details: To be held in York on December 4 and December 11. Entry fee: £7 ( plus concessions).
Country Life (2004)BBC1 (7 p. m.): Match of the Day, highlights, plus latest news.
Irish Times (2002)A fitted kitchen includes a gas hob and electric oven plus a dishwasher, fridge and freezer.
Glasgow Herald (2001)There was a monthly membership fee of $6.95, plus $4.95 for each delivery, plus a commission of 5 percent.
, DOT.CON (2001)