1. On the negative side or lower end of a scale
   "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" 
2. Involving disadvantage or harm
   "minus factors"
   - negative

1. An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
   "four minus three equals one"
   - subtraction

Derived forms: minuses

See also: disadvantageous, negative

Type of: arithmetic operation

Antonym: plus

Encyclopedia: Minus

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