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Definition of plus in English: pluspreposition plʌspləs 1With the addition of. he was awarded the full amount plus interest Example sentencesExamples - It's not stated in the annual report but McLoughlin is entitled to a salary of £200,000 plus four times that amount in the event of a takeover.
- The annual interest rate is 2.2 per cent, plus additional 1.8 per cent for consultancy services.
- I should have managed to add those things together easier than one plus one.
- Currently, states receive the same base amount plus additional funds depending on population.
- That's 48 songs all together plus one to begin with and one to end it all.
- You may be entitled to buy back the vehicle if you pay the full amount owed plus any expenses connected with its repossession, such as storage and preparation for sale.
- The claim is for four per cent plus £200 pay rise with a £6.04 per hour minimum wage.
- Under the reform bill, if the loan is less than two-and-a-half years old, you must repay the full amount owed, plus interest.
- You'd have to pay us a full year plus the six or so weeks left in this contract.
- They had recovered the full amount of their claim plus interest.
- In other words, is two plus two four, or two plus two six?
- At the end of the year the loan plus the interest must be repaid.
- But if a home bought under the right to buy is demolished, councils have to pay compensation of the full market value plus 10 percent relocation costs.
- It was talking about two plus two makes four, and addition now gives you so much more!
- With a repayment loan, each month you pay interest, plus a small amount off the outstanding balance of the loan.
- A solution (two or more things mixed together) of oil plus another ingredient would increase the density of the oil.
- There will be judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $17,000 plus prejudgment interest.
- The tax owing, plus full interest and penalties could be up to 40,000 euro.
- So it was said that the total loss amounted to £45,000 plus interest, both past and continuing at a daily rate of £10.
- The government had given unions until yesterday to accept or reject its final offer of a six percent salary increase plus a one percent bonus for performing workers.
- The global economy is motoring at a four per cent plus annual growth rate.
Synonyms and, added to, increased by, with the addition of - 1.1informal Together with.
all apartments have a small kitchen plus private bathroom Example sentencesExamples - It had a sitting room, dining room and kitchen, plus a huge terrace with views to the beach and the beautiful mansions of the rich and famous.
- It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one en suite, plus sitting room and kitchen.
- In addition, grandparents, plus aunts and uncles and their children, may also live under the same roof.
- The guesthouse upstairs includes the living space - an open room combining living room and kitchen - plus a bedroom and bath.
- Somehow I got it into my head that there was a normal bathroom plus an ensuite.
- Along with plenty of sleeping space, it has a large living and dining area downstairs, plus a fully equipped kitchen.
- With two main storeys, as well as an attic and a basement, the townhouse comprises 18 main rooms plus a kitchen, and six bathrooms.
- He loved all his girls, but we were all over the place, so it was hard to get the three of them and Seanna together, and plus him being sick and in and out of the hospital, it was really tough.
- Ortanique has two large kitchens plus plenty of seats on two levels with two bars, so it's easily equipped to handle catered special events in-house.
- I met three of those young people, plus their parents.
- Exhibitors will be selling finest bone china plus quality kitchen and glassware.
- Apartments commonly consist of two or three rooms plus a kitchen and a bathroom.
- I cleaned the master bedroom and master bathroom plus the second bathroom on Saturday.
- The apartment consisted of two rooms, plus a kitchen, bath, and toilet.
- In addition, there is an interconnecting annexe with three bedrooms, a combined living room and kitchen, a bathroom, plus its own courtyard garden.
- The club has recently had an internal makeover of a new bar and redesigned kitchen, plus a new ceiling.
- It was whitewashed and had two bedrooms upstairs and a sitting room downstairs, plus a sort of kitchen and a little scullery.
- This brought the total cost of the restoration, plus the new additions, to the $90 million level.
- Over there, you'll find a list of all their films together, plus cast lists, a brief summary of each plot and my evaluation of each film.
- There are four teaching staff plus headteacher Gill and six teaching assistants.
Synonyms as well as, together with, along with, in addition to, added to, and, not to mention, besides, coupled with, with
2(of temperature) above zero. the temperature is frequently plus 35 degrees at midday Example sentencesExamples - Mornings would see me waking to my fancy alarm clock's digital readout of a temperature of a tooth-chattering plus three Celsius.
- Highest maximum air temperature plus 23.1 degree C was recorded on June 14.
- The pair had to be prepared for all eventualities, as although climbing during the winter season the temperature on the mountain can vary from minus to plus 20 degrees.
- Highest maximum air temperature was plus 14.0 degree C recorded on the 15th.
- Our winter low overnight, ever lowest overnight temperature is plus 9, so it's hard to imagine it having ever snowed but apparently it did once.
adjective plʌspləs 1postpositive (after a number or amount) at least. companies put losses at $500,000 plus Example sentencesExamples - A €63m investment is also to be provided by the State which is expected to lever in a further €200m plus from the private sector.
- I was especially impressed by the dedication of the guys in stilts, as walking on stilts in 30 plus degree weather for two or so hours can not be easy.
- However, he's 30 plus years younger than I am and doesn't see me or need me in the way I see him.
- The players have to be fit and endure 35-degree plus temperatures from about October through to February in the scorching WA sun.
- Over 3000 have access to the kitchen including 1900 plus volunteers, performers, guests and service personnel.
- In addition, we also have written history and legends to help us sort of piece together the last 3,000 plus years of the Shih Tzu's history.
- It is China's hottest region with more than 100 days of 40 plus degrees of heat in summer.
- Job losses too had a look of inevitability about then, but the two hundred and thirty plus was well above general expectations.
- One was left to wonder what the coach trip back was like with fifty plus unshowered golfers crammed together for the hour journey.
- The organisers put together some 60 plus events.
- 1.1 (after a grade) rather better than.
Example sentencesExamples - If she got all the points, her grade would go to an A plus, and stay there for a long time.
- I finally decided that the pluses and negatives balance one another out, so I opted not to assign extra credit but gave it an A + for ease of use.
- Also, the A plus plus part, for some reason, the symbol of a plus sign wouldn't show up so I had to spell it out.
2(before a number) above zero; positive. plus 60 degrees centigrade Example sentencesExamples - In fact, only one of the other 13 teams has a plus score!
- Last year, Wyoming won seven games and was 19th in the nation with a plus - 7 ratio.
- In other words, everything must be kept to zero, not plus or minus.
- Gulko, who is one of the few players with a plus score against Garry Kasparov, spent most of his life in the former Soviet Union and is the only player to have won both the USSR and US titles.
3Having a positive electric charge.
nounPlural pluses, Plural plusses plʌspləs 1 short for plus sign Example sentencesExamples - Be sure to wait until the cursor changes into a plus (+) before releasing the mouse button.
- 1.1 A mathematical operation of addition.
a minus and a plus make another minus
2An advantage. knowing the language is a decided plus Example sentencesExamples - Ultimately, though, increasing consumer awareness has been a plus, at least according to the drug industry.
- At Harvard, membership in a minority group was a plus factor.
- There are pluses and minuses for each approach.
- Cost is also a major factor on the plus side of vegetarianism.
- On the plus side my curtains will finally get hung.
- On the plus side at least he will have some energy in reserve.
- But resourceful choreographers can turn a negative into a plus.
- On the plus side, at least we can take comfort in the fact that it won't drive her fiancée mad.
- There are a lot of pluses that we have an executive in place.
- A plus factor of this expedition is that the Irish speak English.
- On the plus side I won £220, which isn't a bad day's work.
- On the plus side, they pay zero taxes on their income.
- On the plus side, at least I haven't had to deal with sunburn.
- His throwing accuracy is a plus, and he is smooth on the pivot.
- We are a tight family, with all the pluses and disadvantages of that.
- He suddenly looked acutely self-conscious, which at least had the plus point of making me less aware of my own embarrassment.
- Job moves that result in equal or more pay are a plus.
- But I still have to get through the day at work, although on the plus side at least it's warm in the office.
- ‘If you improve on what you ran in practice, that's always a plus,’ Compton says.
- He said the fact the match was scheduled for a Tuesday evening was a plus factor in drawing a good crowd.
Synonyms advantage, good point, plus point, asset, pro, benefit, added advantage, additional benefit, fringe benefit, bonus, extra, added extra, perk, dividend, attraction, attractive feature, beauty formal perquisite
conjunctionplʌspləs informal Furthermore; also. it's packed full of medical advice, plus it keeps you informed about the latest research Example sentencesExamples - A sell-off would provide Berlin with some cash to plug budget gaps; plus, any private bank that takes it over would no longer be overly reliant on the whims of a fickle capital market.
- Keeping all that bathroom clutter away in cupboards also helps to make your bathroom feel bigger - plus make it easier to clean.
- Our third block classes were right next to each other, plus we had lunch together.
Synonyms also, as well, in addition, additionally, into the bargain, besides, furthermore, moreover, yet, on top of that, to boot
Phrases Used to introduce a positive statement. on the plus side, the staff are enthusiastic and good-natured Example sentencesExamples - On the plus side, the high-calibre cast is uniformly excellent.
- On the plus side, I went out for a run last night and did 23 minutes without stopping or suffering from shin splints.
- On the plus side, the subtitles are clear and easy to read: solid white with black edging.
- The comparison information wasn't as good as its more established competitors, but on the plus side it returned a lot more hits and found a much lower price.
- Also on the plus side, sales in the firm's travel retail businesses such as shops at ports and airports grew by three per cent to £301m.
- Links do require little more work to update, but, on the plus side, a more rational navigational structure is sometimes possible.
- On the plus side, I've had more time over the past month to catch up with some reading.
- On the plus side, Paris is one of the best holiday destinations if the weather isn't great, because there are so many beautiful buildings and galleries to discover.
- On the plus side, there is no background distortion or hiss that I could make out.
- Cost is also a major factor on the plus side of vegetarianism.
Used to define the margin of error of an estimate or calculation. the coral was estimated to be 840 years old, plus or minus 40 years Example sentencesExamples - The flight service says its count is accurate within a range of plus or minus 10 percent.
- I was working to stay plus or minus 300 feet from the assigned altitude because of the up-and-down drafts.
- The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
- Its nominal dates are 418.7 to 416.0 million years ago, plus or minus 2.7 million years at either end.
- This prediction is uncertain to within plus or minus two days.
- Keep in mind that most power supplies inside the computers can reliably handle only plus or minus 10 percent in voltage fluctuation.
- Don't be alarmed if your oven is off by plus or minus 50 degrees.
- It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.
- Since the poll's error margin is plus or minus 4 percentage points, the race is virtually tied.
- The poll surveyed 1,016 adults; the margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin, literally 'more'. This is an English use of a Latin word meaning literally ‘more’. The garment plus fours (1920s) associated with golf, derive their name from the overhang at the knee requiring an extra 10cm (4in) of material. Plural (Late Middle English) from Latin Pluralis ‘relating to more than one’ formed from plus.
Rhymes bus, buss, concuss, cuss, fuss, Gus, huss, muss, pus, Russ, sus, suss, thus, truss, us Definition of plus in US English: plusprepositionpləspləs 1With the addition of. he was awarded the full amount plus interest Example sentencesExamples - The government had given unions until yesterday to accept or reject its final offer of a six percent salary increase plus a one percent bonus for performing workers.
- In other words, is two plus two four, or two plus two six?
- The global economy is motoring at a four per cent plus annual growth rate.
- Currently, states receive the same base amount plus additional funds depending on population.
- At the end of the year the loan plus the interest must be repaid.
- So it was said that the total loss amounted to £45,000 plus interest, both past and continuing at a daily rate of £10.
- You may be entitled to buy back the vehicle if you pay the full amount owed plus any expenses connected with its repossession, such as storage and preparation for sale.
- With a repayment loan, each month you pay interest, plus a small amount off the outstanding balance of the loan.
- That's 48 songs all together plus one to begin with and one to end it all.
- It was talking about two plus two makes four, and addition now gives you so much more!
- A solution (two or more things mixed together) of oil plus another ingredient would increase the density of the oil.
- I should have managed to add those things together easier than one plus one.
- But if a home bought under the right to buy is demolished, councils have to pay compensation of the full market value plus 10 percent relocation costs.
- There will be judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $17,000 plus prejudgment interest.
- The tax owing, plus full interest and penalties could be up to 40,000 euro.
- You'd have to pay us a full year plus the six or so weeks left in this contract.
- The claim is for four per cent plus £200 pay rise with a £6.04 per hour minimum wage.
- It's not stated in the annual report but McLoughlin is entitled to a salary of £200,000 plus four times that amount in the event of a takeover.
- They had recovered the full amount of their claim plus interest.
- The annual interest rate is 2.2 per cent, plus additional 1.8 per cent for consultancy services.
- Under the reform bill, if the loan is less than two-and-a-half years old, you must repay the full amount owed, plus interest.
Synonyms and, added to, increased by, with the addition of - 1.1informal Together with.
all apartments have a small kitchen plus private bathroom Example sentencesExamples - The guesthouse upstairs includes the living space - an open room combining living room and kitchen - plus a bedroom and bath.
- It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, one en suite, plus sitting room and kitchen.
- Ortanique has two large kitchens plus plenty of seats on two levels with two bars, so it's easily equipped to handle catered special events in-house.
- In addition, grandparents, plus aunts and uncles and their children, may also live under the same roof.
- He loved all his girls, but we were all over the place, so it was hard to get the three of them and Seanna together, and plus him being sick and in and out of the hospital, it was really tough.
- There are four teaching staff plus headteacher Gill and six teaching assistants.
- With two main storeys, as well as an attic and a basement, the townhouse comprises 18 main rooms plus a kitchen, and six bathrooms.
- This brought the total cost of the restoration, plus the new additions, to the $90 million level.
- It had a sitting room, dining room and kitchen, plus a huge terrace with views to the beach and the beautiful mansions of the rich and famous.
- Somehow I got it into my head that there was a normal bathroom plus an ensuite.
- Apartments commonly consist of two or three rooms plus a kitchen and a bathroom.
- Exhibitors will be selling finest bone china plus quality kitchen and glassware.
- In addition, there is an interconnecting annexe with three bedrooms, a combined living room and kitchen, a bathroom, plus its own courtyard garden.
- It was whitewashed and had two bedrooms upstairs and a sitting room downstairs, plus a sort of kitchen and a little scullery.
- I cleaned the master bedroom and master bathroom plus the second bathroom on Saturday.
- The club has recently had an internal makeover of a new bar and redesigned kitchen, plus a new ceiling.
- Over there, you'll find a list of all their films together, plus cast lists, a brief summary of each plot and my evaluation of each film.
- I met three of those young people, plus their parents.
- Along with plenty of sleeping space, it has a large living and dining area downstairs, plus a fully equipped kitchen.
- The apartment consisted of two rooms, plus a kitchen, bath, and toilet.
Synonyms as well as, together with, along with, in addition to, added to, and, not to mention, besides, coupled with, with
adjectivepləspləs 1postpositive (after a number or amount) at least. companies put losses at $500,000 plus Example sentencesExamples - However, he's 30 plus years younger than I am and doesn't see me or need me in the way I see him.
- A €63m investment is also to be provided by the State which is expected to lever in a further €200m plus from the private sector.
- It is China's hottest region with more than 100 days of 40 plus degrees of heat in summer.
- One was left to wonder what the coach trip back was like with fifty plus unshowered golfers crammed together for the hour journey.
- Job losses too had a look of inevitability about then, but the two hundred and thirty plus was well above general expectations.
- I was especially impressed by the dedication of the guys in stilts, as walking on stilts in 30 plus degree weather for two or so hours can not be easy.
- In addition, we also have written history and legends to help us sort of piece together the last 3,000 plus years of the Shih Tzu's history.
- Over 3000 have access to the kitchen including 1900 plus volunteers, performers, guests and service personnel.
- The players have to be fit and endure 35-degree plus temperatures from about October through to February in the scorching WA sun.
- The organisers put together some 60 plus events.
- 1.1 (after a grade) better than.
Example sentencesExamples - Also, the A plus plus part, for some reason, the symbol of a plus sign wouldn't show up so I had to spell it out.
- I finally decided that the pluses and negatives balance one another out, so I opted not to assign extra credit but gave it an A + for ease of use.
- If she got all the points, her grade would go to an A plus, and stay there for a long time.
2(before a number) above zero; positive. plus 60 degrees centigrade Example sentencesExamples - Last year, Wyoming won seven games and was 19th in the nation with a plus - 7 ratio.
- In other words, everything must be kept to zero, not plus or minus.
- In fact, only one of the other 13 teams has a plus score!
- Gulko, who is one of the few players with a plus score against Garry Kasparov, spent most of his life in the former Soviet Union and is the only player to have won both the USSR and US titles.
3Having a positive electric charge.
nounpləspləs 1 short for plus sign Example sentencesExamples - Be sure to wait until the cursor changes into a plus (+) before releasing the mouse button.
- 1.1 A mathematical operation of addition.
2An advantage. knowing the language is a decided plus Example sentencesExamples - Cost is also a major factor on the plus side of vegetarianism.
- A plus factor of this expedition is that the Irish speak English.
- His throwing accuracy is a plus, and he is smooth on the pivot.
- ‘If you improve on what you ran in practice, that's always a plus,’ Compton says.
- On the plus side, at least we can take comfort in the fact that it won't drive her fiancée mad.
- There are pluses and minuses for each approach.
- On the plus side, they pay zero taxes on their income.
- On the plus side I won £220, which isn't a bad day's work.
- At Harvard, membership in a minority group was a plus factor.
- There are a lot of pluses that we have an executive in place.
- We are a tight family, with all the pluses and disadvantages of that.
- But I still have to get through the day at work, although on the plus side at least it's warm in the office.
- Job moves that result in equal or more pay are a plus.
- He said the fact the match was scheduled for a Tuesday evening was a plus factor in drawing a good crowd.
- On the plus side my curtains will finally get hung.
- But resourceful choreographers can turn a negative into a plus.
- On the plus side at least he will have some energy in reserve.
- On the plus side, at least I haven't had to deal with sunburn.
- Ultimately, though, increasing consumer awareness has been a plus, at least according to the drug industry.
- He suddenly looked acutely self-conscious, which at least had the plus point of making me less aware of my own embarrassment.
Synonyms advantage, good point, plus point, asset, pro, benefit, added advantage, additional benefit, fringe benefit, bonus, extra, added extra, perk, dividend, attraction, attractive feature, beauty
conjunctionpləspləs informal Furthermore; also. it's packed full of medical advice, plus it keeps you informed about the latest research Example sentencesExamples - Keeping all that bathroom clutter away in cupboards also helps to make your bathroom feel bigger - plus make it easier to clean.
- A sell-off would provide Berlin with some cash to plug budget gaps; plus, any private bank that takes it over would no longer be overly reliant on the whims of a fickle capital market.
- Our third block classes were right next to each other, plus we had lunch together.
Synonyms also, as well, in addition, additionally, into the bargain, besides, furthermore, moreover, yet, on top of that, to boot
Usage The use of plus as a conjunction meaning ‘furthermore’ (plus, we will be pleased to give you personal financial advice) is considered informal and should be avoided in formal writing Phrases Used to introduce a positive statement. on the plus side, the staff are enthusiastic and good-natured Example sentencesExamples - The comparison information wasn't as good as its more established competitors, but on the plus side it returned a lot more hits and found a much lower price.
- On the plus side, there is no background distortion or hiss that I could make out.
- On the plus side, Paris is one of the best holiday destinations if the weather isn't great, because there are so many beautiful buildings and galleries to discover.
- On the plus side, the high-calibre cast is uniformly excellent.
- Cost is also a major factor on the plus side of vegetarianism.
- Links do require little more work to update, but, on the plus side, a more rational navigational structure is sometimes possible.
- On the plus side, I've had more time over the past month to catch up with some reading.
- On the plus side, the subtitles are clear and easy to read: solid white with black edging.
- On the plus side, I went out for a run last night and did 23 minutes without stopping or suffering from shin splints.
- Also on the plus side, sales in the firm's travel retail businesses such as shops at ports and airports grew by three per cent to £301m.
Used to define the margin of error of an estimate or calculation. the coral was estimated to be 840 years old, plus or minus 40 years Example sentencesExamples - The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
- Its nominal dates are 418.7 to 416.0 million years ago, plus or minus 2.7 million years at either end.
- I was working to stay plus or minus 300 feet from the assigned altitude because of the up-and-down drafts.
- It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.
- Don't be alarmed if your oven is off by plus or minus 50 degrees.
- The poll surveyed 1,016 adults; the margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
- The flight service says its count is accurate within a range of plus or minus 10 percent.
- Since the poll's error margin is plus or minus 4 percentage points, the race is virtually tied.
- Keep in mind that most power supplies inside the computers can reliably handle only plus or minus 10 percent in voltage fluctuation.
- This prediction is uncertain to within plus or minus two days.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘more’. |