Word Frequency
plus (plʌs
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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
- Also: 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
Plus, together with, and along with do not create compound subjects in the way that and does: the number of the verb depends on that of the subject to which plus, together with, or along with is added: this task, plus all the others, was (not were) undertaken by the government; the doctor, together with the nurses, was (not were) waiting for the patient
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: more; compare Greek pleiōn, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel muchSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'plus'
- 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
- Arabic: زائِداً
- Brazilian Portuguese: mais
- Chinese: 加上
- Croatian: plus
- Czech: plus
- Danish: plus
- Dutch: plus
- European Spanish: más
- Finnish: plus
- French: plus
- German: plus
- Greek: συν
- Italian: più
- Japanese: ･･･を加えて
- Korean: ...을 더하여
- Norwegian: pluss
- Polish: więcej
- Portuguese: mais
- Romanian: plus
- Russian: плюс
- Spanish: más
- Swedish: plus
- Thai: เพิ่มอีก
- Turkish: ayrıca
- Ukrainian: плюс
- Vietnamese: cộng thêm
Example Sentences Including 'plus'
Details: To be held in York on December 4 and December 11. Entry fee: £7 ( plus concessions).Country Life (2004)
Duty, plus transport, plus bribes, plus Nigerian customs, plus warehousing, equals... well, I knew what it equalled.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Every time I gave him half an opportunity he'd rattle off a half-century plus.Irish Times (2002)
It features three nights four-star in Bangkok (room only) plus seven nights in Koh Samui (B&B).Glasgow Herald (2001)
Low mileage, one previous owner, swap plus cash considered'.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
On the ground floor there is a lounge, dining room, study and kitchen with a separate breakfast area plus a utility room.Glasgow Herald (2001)
That told the man who got us out to head for a certain rendezvous, plus the signal which you sent.Cover Story
The End Section -- 50 to 70 Years The end of the Fate Line focuses from the fifty age bracket to seventy-five plus.THORSONS WAY OF - PALMISTRY (2002)
The standard charge for management services is 10 per cent plus VAT.Irish Times (2002)
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