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.
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And.
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Plus means and, or in addition.
An example of plus used as a conjunction is in the sentence, "We ate the ice cream, plus the cake."
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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.
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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.
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noun
pluses
A plus sign.
Webster's New World
An added or favorable quantity or thing.
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A positive quantity.
Webster's New World
Plus is defined as a plus sign, or is defined as something added that is positive.
An example of a plus is +
An example of a plus are extra cookies in a box.
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An asset or useful addition.

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.

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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

Plus Sentence Examples

  • Plus, if there is war, there are more competitors.

  • Plus, they will be able to convert heat to electricity as well, so anything that heats up will become an energy source.

  • Plus, I need to have a man in the firm.

  • She had one knife on her, plus Bianca's.

  • Then along came the web, and you had data plus knowledge.

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Words Starting With

PPLPLU

Words Ending With

SUSLUS

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With P4 Letter Words Ending With S