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minus

From Wiktionary
minus is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
minister - minus - minute

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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Preposition
minus

  1. You use minus to show that is taken away from .
    Five minus three is two.
    The TV is $299 minus a 10% discount.
    The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent.

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Noun

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Singular
minus

Plural
minuses

  1. (mathematics) A minus sign, negative sign, or minus is the symbol "-". It is used in more than one situation:
    • before a number, to indicate that it is a negative number.
    • in a math problem to indicate subtraction.
  2. A minus is a problem or some negative aspect.
    He's nice, but the way he dresses is a real minus.