plus

plus is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /plʌs/
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Preposition

Preposition plus

1. You use plus when you add numbers.

   Two plus two is four. $(2 + 2 = 4)$

   The TV is $299 plus tax.

   The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.

2. and also

   The farm has over 5,000 horses, plus a few cats and dogs.

3. You use plus after a number to mean "more than" or "over".

   The country has a population of 3 million plus.

   He got a B+ on his test.

Synonyms

• and
• added to
• over

Antonyms

• minus ( - )

See also

• times, by ( × )
• divide, into ( $\div$ )
• subtract, take away ( - )

Noun

Singular plus

Plural pluses or plusses

1. (countable) A plus is a good thing.

   I know you don't like it, but there are big pluses about living here.

   On the plus side though, it is small and easy to use.

2. (countable) A plus is a plus sign: $+$

   You don't have to write the plus in front of positive numbers, but always write the minus in front of negative numbers.

Related words

• plus size

Coordinator

Coordinator plus

1. used before the last item in a list

   I like singing, reading, and tennis plus playing soccer.

2. used to show what happened after something else

   The alarm went off plus I woke up.

Synonyms

• and
• as well as
• augment
• increase
• add

See also

• or
• but