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plus
I. \ˈpləs\ preposition
Etymology: Latin plur-, plus more; akin to Greek pleiōn, pleōn more, Latin plenus full — more at full
1. : increased by : with the addition or increment of : with an addition
< four plus five or mathematically expressed 4 + 5 >
< the debt plus interest >
— compare minus
2. : possessed of : having gained : with
< came home poorer and plus a wife and three children >
II. noun
(plural plus·es also plus·ses \-sə̇z\)
1. : plus sign
2. : an added quantity : something additional or extra
3. : a positive quantity : gain, advantage
< the quiet operation of the system was an unexpected plus >
4. : surplus
III. adjective
1.
a. : requiring addition
< the plus sign >
b. : algebraically positive
< a plus quantity >
2.
a. : having or receiving as an addition or gain — used predicatively
< he was plus a useful nag on the deal >
b. : having or being in addition to what is anticipated
< other plus values were the excellent schools and good neighbors >
3.
a. : falling high in the range (as of quality or size) specified — usually used postpositively
< a grade of C plus in French >
< a sheet of 12 plus copper >
b. : greater than that specified especially in size
< a 100 plus mesh >
< a conglomerate of plus one inch gravel >
c. : possessing a specified quality to an exceptional or unanticipated degree
< a new higher waistline that is style plus >
< his smile had charm plus >
4. : positively electrified : electrically positive
5.
a. : reacting sexually to a morphologically indistinguishable but physiologically separable minus form — used of lower fungi in which maleness and femaleness are indeterminable as such; compare heterothallic
b. : of, relating to, or exhibiting such a sexual character
IV. transitive verb
(plussed \-st\ ; plussed \“\ ; plus·sing \-siŋ\ ; plus·es also plusses \-sə̇z\)
: to add something to : increase
< hoping to plus his sale >
V. preposition
: besides — not often in formal use
< plus all this, as a sedative it has no equal — Groucho Marx >
VI. conjunction
1. : and — not often in formal use
< if you want to make a super investment, plus you don't happen to be rich — advt >
2. : in addition to which — used chiefly in speech and informal writing
< it was an achievement. Plus I wrote the story and the musical score — Jackie Gleason >
< are also fog-proof and impact resistant, plus they are backed by a lifetime warranty — Boating > |