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plusage|ˈplʌsɪdʒ|
Also plussage.
[f. plus + -age.]
a. (See quot. 1932).
b. Something extra or added on; a bonus; a surcharge.
A word of restricted currency.—R.W.B.
1932N. & Q. 30 Jan. 82/2, I have seen in print the word ‘plus(s)age’ used to denote a plurality of pluses in a collective sense, i.e., (15 per cent. plus 10 per cent. plus 15 per cent.) total plussage of 40 per cent. 1935A. P. Herbert What a Word! iii. 83 From a well-known London shop: ‘Should your order not exceed the sum of 17/6 an additional plusage of 25% will be charged.’ 1959Times 3 Nov. 13/4 When I took up a part-time job three weeks ago I was given a card with which to ‘clock in’ and ‘out’. Among the list of payments was a heading ‘Any further plusages’. 1962Engineering 10 Aug. 181 Normal day rate together with a plusage for reaching a certain level of output. 1966New Statesman 22 Apr. 563/1 A woman catcher's rate on a cigarette-making machine, for instance, is about {pstlg}3 a week less than a man's, although the bonus or ‘plussage’ for both is equal. |