Plus Definition

plŭs
pluses, plusses
conjuntion
Increased by the addition of.
Two plus two is four.
American Heritage
Added to; along with.
Their strength plus their spirit makes them formidable. Intelligence plus wit makes for an interesting person.
American Heritage
And.
American Heritage
(colloquial) With; having in addition.
I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
Wiktionary

Sum of the previous one and the following one.

Two plus two equals four.
A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
Wiktionary
adjective
Indicating or involving addition.
A plus sign.
Webster's New World
Positive or on the positive part of a scale.
A plus value; a temperature of plus five degrees.
American Heritage
Added or extra.
A plus benefit.
American Heritage
Somewhat more than the full value of.
A grade of B plus.
Webster's New World
Positive.
A plus quantity.
Webster's New World
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noun
pluses
A plus sign.
Webster's New World
An added or favorable quantity or thing.
Webster's New World
A positive quantity.
Webster's New World

(arithmetic) A plus sign: +.

Wiktionary
He is a real plus to the team.
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preposition
Added to.
2 plus 2 equals 4
Webster's New World
Increased by; in addition to.
Salary plus bonus.
Webster's New World
With the addition of.
He returned wiser and plus $300
Webster's New World
adverb
In addition; moreover; and.
We have the time, plus we have the money.
Webster's New World
verb

(informal) To add; to subject to addition.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Plus

Noun

Singular:
plus
Plural:
pluses, plusses

Origin of Plus

  • Latin plūs more pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin plus (“more”).

    From Wiktionary

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