Plus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

preposition
  1. more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
  2. with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame.
adjective
  1. involving or noting addition.
  2. positive: a plus quantity.
  3. more (by a certain amount).
  4. pertaining to or characterized by positive electricity: the plus terminal.
  5. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process.
  6. having a certain quality to an unusual degree: He has personality plus.
noun, plural plus·es, plus·ses.
  1. a plus quantity.
  2. plus sign.
  3. something additional.
  4. a surplus or gain.
conjunction
  1. also; and; furthermore: A bicycle is cheaper than a car, plus it doesn't pollute the air.
adverb
  1. in addition; besides.
Idioms
  1. the good and bad points of something; the advantages and disadvantages; the pros and cons: She spent hours listing the pluses and minuses of each of the apartments she had looked at, trying to narrow down her choices.
preposition
  1. increased by the addition of
  2. with or with the addition of
adjective
  1. indicating or involving addition
  2. another word for positive (def. 8), positive (def. 9)
  3. on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis
  4. indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit
  5. involving positive advantage or good
  6. having a value above that which is stated or expected
  7. slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage
  8. designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain
noun
  1. short for plus sign
  2. a positive quantity
  3. something positive or to the good
  4. a gain, surplus, or advantage
Plus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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