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plus
[ pluhs ]
preposition
- more by the addition of; increased by:
ten plus two is twelve.
- with the addition of; with:
He had wealth plus fame.
adjective
- involving or noting addition.
- positive:
a plus quantity.
- more (by a certain amount).
- Electricity. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity:
the plus terminal.
- Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process.
- having a certain quality to an unusual degree:
He has personality plus.
noun
- a plus quantity.
- Arithmetic. plus sign.
- something additional.
- a surplus or gain.
conjunction
- Informal. also; and; furthermore:
A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air.
adverb
- in addition; besides.
plus
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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
- Alsopositive prenominal indicating or involving addition
a plus sign
- 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
- informal.postpositive 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
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Idioms and Phrases
- pluses and minuses, the good and bad points of something; the advantages and disadvantages; the pros and cons:
She spent hours listing the pluses and minuses of each of the apartments she had looked at, trying to narrow down her choices.
Example Sentences
Miss Robinson eventually received a court claim asking her to pay two of the £100 PCNs, plus a £70 debt collection for each, and various other costs.
Here are a selection of messages we received during our live digital coverage of the match - plus you can have your say by voting below.
Those affected will see their benefits increase or receive benefits for the first time, plus they’ll receive a one-time retroactive payment reflecting the increase dating back to January 2024.
Your gain is determined by subtracting your tax basis — the price you paid for the home, plus any qualifying improvements — from the net sales proceeds.
We’re told that “Liberation Day†tariffs will raise $6 trillion in federal revenue over the next decade, plus another trillion from automobile tariffs.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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