plus

adjective, conjunction, preposition

UK /plʌs/

Plus can be used in the following ways:

as a preposition (followed by a noun or a number): Two plus seven is nine.It costs £11.99, plus £1.50 for postage and packing.The price includes 7 nights’ hotel accommodation plus car hire.

as a conjunction: Cleaning the old engines would be a difficult task, plus it wouldn’t be worth the effort.

as an adjective: The temperature is plus 12 degrees.There are 30 plus students in every class.

1
used when adding something
1. 1a
  mathsused for showing that one number or amount is added to another. This word is usually represented in mathematics by +
  36 plus 5 is 41.
  You have to pay back £100 a month plus interest.
  Participants will receive a weekly wage of £126 plus travel expenses.
  Synonyms and related words
  Expressions used in calculation and mathematics
  and
  divide/multiply by
  iff
2. 1b
  used when mentioning an additional thing or fact
  He came along with his five children, plus their partners, and his grandchildren.
  The four men plus a forty-year-old woman have been arrested.
  The economy is currently strong in southeast England, plus we have low interest rates.
  Synonyms and related words
  Also and additional
  also
  additional
  extra
2
used before a number for giving temperatures above zero
The weather improved a little and temperatures rose to plus 5 degrees.
Synonyms and related words
Measuring temperature
absolute zero
bimetallic strip
boiling point
3
used for describing an advantage or positive quality that something has
plus point/factor:
One of the hotels has its own heated pool – a major plus point!
Keane’s amazing athletic skill will be a huge plus factor for the team in tomorrow’s game.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
4
used after you mention a number or quantity to show that the actual number or quantity may be larger
Ray Charles’ 40-year plus career began in 1954.
The album went straight to number one by selling 600,000-plus copies in its first week.
The auctioneers can expect offers in the region of £300,000 plus.
Synonyms and related words
Too much, extra and more
too
exceptional
surplus

phrases

A plus/B plus/C plus/D plus

plus

adjective, conjunction, preposition

US /plʌs/

Plus can be used in the following ways:

as a preposition (followed by a noun or a number): Two plus seven is nine.It costs $11.99, plus $1.50 for postage and handling.The price includes 7 nights’ hotel accommodation plus car rental.

as a conjunction: Cleaning the old engines would be a difficult task, plus it wouldn’t be worth the effort.

as an adjective: The temperature is plus 12 degrees.There are 30 plus students in every class.

1
used when adding something
1. 1a
  mathsused for showing that one number or amount is added to another. This word is usually represented in mathematics by +
  36 plus 5 is 41.
  You have to pay back $100 a month plus interest.
  Runners will receive a free T-shirt plus a gift certificate.
  Synonyms and related words
  Expressions used in calculation and mathematics
  and
  divide/multiply by
  iff
2. 1b
  used when mentioning an additional thing or fact
  He came along with his five children, plus their partners, and his grandchildren.
  The four men plus a forty-year-old woman have been arrested.
  The economy is currently strong in southeast Michigan, plus we have low interest rates.
  Synonyms and related words
  Also and additional
  also
  additional
  extra
2
mainly Britishused before a number for giving temperatures above zero
The weather improved a little and temperatures rose to plus 5 degrees.
Synonyms and related words
Measuring temperature
absolute zero
bimetallic strip
boiling point
3
used for describing an advantage or positive quality that something has
plus point/factor:
One of the hotels has its own heated pool – a major plus point!
Keane’s amazing athletic skill will be a huge plus factor for the team in tomorrow’s game.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
4
used after you mention a number or quantity to show that the actual number or quantity may be larger
Ray Charles’ 40-year plus career began in 1954.
The album went straight to number one by selling 600,000-plus copies in its first week.
The auctioneers can expect offers in the region of $300,000 plus.
Synonyms and related words
Too much, extra and more
too
exceptional
surplus

phrases

A plus/B plus/C plus/D plus

plus

noun countable

UK /plʌs/

Word Forms

singular	plus
plural	plusses

1
an advantage
For this job, experience in telecommunications is a plus.
pluses and minuses (=good and bad points):
They’ll weigh the pluses and minuses and decide whether the product is right for them.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
2
a plus sign
Synonyms and related words
Mathematical symbols
addition sign
brace
bracket
3
on the plus side
used when speaking about advantages of something
The car is quite heavy, but on the plus side it is invincible in a crash.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 21/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017

plus

noun countable

US /plʌs/

Word Forms

singular	plus
plural	plusses

1
an advantage
For this job, experience in telecommunications is a plus.
pluses and minuses (=good and bad points):
They’ll weigh the pluses and minuses and decide whether the product is right for them.
Synonyms and related words
Advantages and benefits
advantage
benefit
good
2
a plus sign
Synonyms and related words
Mathematical symbols
addition sign
brace
bracket
3
on the plus side
used when speaking about advantages of something
The car is quite heavy, but on the plus side it is invincible in a crash.
Submitted by:
Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 21/06/2017
Open Dictionary - June2017

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