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pluses

Variant of plus

  1. added to: 2 plus 2 equals 4
  2. increased by; in addition to: salary plus bonus
  3. Informal with the addition of: he returned wiser and plus $300

adjective

  1. indicating or involving addition: a plus sign
  2. positive: a plus quantity
  3. somewhat higher than: a grade of B plus
  4. involving extra gain or advantage: plus sales, a plus factor
  5. Informal and more: she has personality plus
  6. Bot. designating one of two strains of certain fungi and algae which only mate with the opposite (minus) strain
  7. Elec. positive: the plus terminal

adverb, conjunction

Informal in addition; moreover; and: we have the time, plus we have the money

noun pl. pluses or plusses

  1. a plus sign
  2. an added or favorable quantity or thing
  3. a positive quantity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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