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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/plʌs/}}
* {{audio|en-us-plus.ogg|Audio (US)}}

== Preposition ==
{{preposition}}
# You use '''plus''' when you [[add]] numbers.
#: ''Two '''plus''' two is four.'' <math>(2 + 2 = 4)</math>
#: ''The TV is $299 '''plus''' tax.''
#: ''The margin of error is '''plus''' or minus one per cent.''
# and also
#: ''The farm has over 5,000 horses, '''plus''' a few cats and dogs.''
# 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]]
* [[add]]ed [[to]]
* [[over]]

=== Antonyms ===
* [[minus]] ( - )

=== Related words ===
* [[times]], [[by]] ( × )
* [[divide]], [[into]] ( <math>\div</math> )
* [[subtract]], [[take away]] ( - )

== Noun ==
{{noun|plus|pluses|plusses}}
# {{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.''
# {{countable}} A '''plus''' is a plus sign: <math>+</math>
#: ''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 ==
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# used before the last item in a [[list]]
#: ''I like singing, reading, and tennis '''plus''' playing soccer.''
# 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]]