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Plus

noun
/plʌs/
Word Frequency: 14.0

Definitions

1.nounA positive quantity.
2.nounAn asset or useful addition.
"He is a real plus to the team."
3.nounA plus sign: +.
4.verbTo add; to subject to addition.
5.verb(often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.
6.verbTo improve.
7.verbTo provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.
8.verb(sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.
9.verbTo frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.
10.verb(social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.
11.verbTo increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.
12.verb(optometry) To increase a correction.
13.adjectiveBeing positive rather than negative or zero.
"−2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"
14.adjectivePositive, or involving advantage.
"He is a plus factor."
15.adjectiveElectrically positive.
"A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."
16.adjective(Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.
"The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."
17.prepositionAnd; sum of the previous one and the following one.
"A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."
18.prepositionWith; having in addition.
"I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"
19.prepositionAnd also; in addition; besides (which).
"Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

Synonyms

plus signassetpositiveadvantageousgoodandadditionsummationnonnegativeadditionaladdalong

Antonyms

minusminus signliabilitynegativebaddisadvantageous

Rhymes With

superfluousthusbussfusscusspussdiscusssuss
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