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minus

(maɪnəs)
Word forms: plural minuses
1. conjunction
You use minus to show that one number or quantity is being subtracted from another.
One minus one is zero.
They've been promised their full July salary minus the hardship payment.
2. adjective
Minus before a number or quantity means that the number or quantity is less than zero.
The aircraft was subjected to temperatures of minus 65 degrees and plus 120 degrees.
3. 
Teachers use minus in grading work in schools and colleges. 'B minus' is not as good as 'B', but is a better grade than 'C'.
I'm giving him a B minus.
4. preposition
To be minus something means not to have that thing.
The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.
Synonyms: without, lacking, deprived of, bereft of More Synonyms of minus
5. countable noun
A minus is a disadvantage.
[informal]
The minuses far outweigh that possible gain.
The plusses and minuses were about equal.
None of these minus points will have been mentioned.
6. 
See plus or minus

minus in British English

(ˈmaɪnəs)
preposition
1. 
reduced by the subtraction of
four minus two (written 4 – 2)
2.  informal
deprived of; lacking
minus the trimmings, that hat would be ordinary
adjective
3. 
a. 
indicating or involving subtraction
a minus sign
b.  Also: negative
having a value or designating a quantity less than zero
a minus number
4. 
on the negative part of a scale or coordinate axis
a value of minus 40°C
5. 
involving a disadvantage, harm, etc
a minus factor
6. (postpositive) education
slightly below the standard of a particular grade
he received a B minus for his essay
7.  botany
designating the strain of a fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a plus strain
8. 
denoting a negative electric charge
noun
9.  short for minus sign
10. 
a negative quantity
11. 
a disadvantage, loss, or deficit
12.  informal
something detrimental or negative
Mathematical symbol: –
Word origin
C15: from Latin, neuter of minor

minus in American English

(ˈmaɪnəs)
preposition
1. 
reduced by the subtraction of; less
four minus two
2.  Informal
without; lacking
minus a toe
adjective
3. 
indicating or involving subtraction
a minus sign
4. 
negative
a minus quantity
5. 
somewhat less than
a grade of A minus
6.  Botany
designating one of two strains of certain fungi and algae which only mate with the opposite (plus) strain
7.  US, Electricity
negative
noun
8. 
a minus sign
9. 
a negative quantity
10. 
a negative quality, feature, etc.
Word origin
LME < L, less, neut. sing. of minor, minor

Examples of 'minus' in a sentence
minus

An algebra question was rendered impossible by the substitution of a plus sign with a minus.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It is P minus one day and counting.
The Sun (2016)
It's minus three outside, but a sauna inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Yet they produced a dessert minus one ingredient of two.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The club remain stranded at the foot of the table on minus three points.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The margin of error was plus or minus four points.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
From plus to minus to not at all?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He has minus two points for the game and has minus eight overall.
The Sun (2015)
All they picked up was minus three as he was sent off.
The Sun (2013)
And the margin of error is plus or minus two points.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We generally drop the minus sign when we use the ratio of marginal products to discuss substitution possibilities.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
But it's only minus five or eight!
The Sun (2010)
On the minus side the porridge wasn't cooked.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some theorists have proposed that we learn best in chunks of four, plus or minus two.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Entries giving rise to a supply of the country's currency are identified by a minus sign.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
On the minus side, the vibe is odd.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I was the first player to have minus points.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The figure, the number arriving minus those leaving, was welcomed by ministers.
The Sun (2012)
This week the temperatures plummeted to minus five in New York.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
minus

British English: minus /ˈmaɪnəs/ PREPOSITION
You use minus when you take one number away from another number.
Three minus two is one.
  • American English: minus
  • Arabic: نَاقِصٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: menos
  • Chinese: 没有
  • Croatian: manje
  • Czech: mínus
  • Danish: minus
  • Dutch: minus
  • European Spanish: menos
  • Finnish: miinus
  • French: moins
  • German: minus
  • Greek: μείον
  • Italian: meno
  • Japanese: ･･･を引いた
  • Korean: ...을 뺀
  • Norwegian: minus
  • Polish: bez minus
  • European Portuguese: menos
  • Romanian: minus
  • Russian: минус
  • Latin American Spanish: menos signo de sustracción
  • Swedish: minus
  • Thai: ลบ
  • Turkish: eksi
  • Ukrainian: мінус
  • Vietnamese: trừ
British English: minus NOUN
A minus is a disadvantage.
The minuses far outweigh that possible gain.
  • American English: minus
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sinal de subtração
  • Chinese: 不利因素
  • European Spanish: desventaja
  • French: inconvénient
  • German: Nachteil
  • Italian: svantaggio
  • Japanese: 不利な点
  • Korean: 불리한 점
  • European Portuguese: sinal de subtração
  • Latin American Spanish: desventaja

Chinese translation of 'minus'

minus

(ˈmaɪnəs)

n (c)

  1. (also minus sign) 负(負)号(號) (fùhào)
  2. (= disadvantage) 不足 (bùzú)

prep

  1. (inf, = without) 没(沒)有 (méiyǒu)
    12 minus 3 (is or equals 9) 12减(減)3(等于(於)9) (shí'èr jiǎn sān (děngyú jiǔ))
    minus 24 (degrees C/F) (temperature) 零下24(摄(攝)氏/华(華)氏度) (língxià èrshísì (shèshì/huáshì dù))
    minus 24 (Math) 负(負)24 (fù èrshísì)
    B minus (Scol) B减(減) (bì jiǎn)

All related terms of 'minus'

B minus
( Scol ) B减(減) bì jiǎn
minus 24
( Math ) 负(負)24 fù èrshísì
a plus/minus sign
正/负(負)号(號) zhèng/fù hào
79 minus 14 equals 65
79减(減)14等于(於)65 qīshíjiǔ jiǎn shísì děngyú liùshíwǔ
minus 24 (degrees C/F)
( temperature ) 零下24(摄(攝)氏/华(華)氏度) língxià èrshísì (shèshì/huáshì dù)
12 minus 3 (is or equals 9)
12减(減)3(等于(於)9) shí'èr jiǎn sān (děngyú jiǔ)
(preposition) 
Definition
without or lacking
He was left jobless, and minus his life savings.
Synonyms
without
lacking
deprived of
bereft of
destitute of

Synonyms of 'minus'

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