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plus

/plʌs/

Phonetics

/plʌs/

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noun

  • A positive quantity.

  • An asset or useful addition.

    Example: He is a real plus to the team.
  • A plus sign: +.


verb

  • To add; to subject to addition.

  • (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.

  • To improve.

  • To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

  • (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

  • To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

  • (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.

  • To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

  • (optometry) To increase a correction.


adjective

  • Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    Example: −2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
  • Positive, or involving advantage.

    Example: He is a plus factor.
  • Electrically positive.

    Example: A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
  • (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Example: The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48.

preposition

  • And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    Example: A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
  • With; having in addition.

    Example: I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!
  • And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Example: Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.