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plus  (pls)
conj.
1. Mathematics Increased by the addition of: Two plus two is four.
2. Added to; along with: Their strength plus their spirit makes them formidable. Intelligence plus wit makes for an interesting person.
3. Usage Problem And: "[He] is a committed man, plus he has imagination, vitality and national stature" (Merv Griffin).
adj.
1. Positive or on the positive part of a scale: a plus value; a temperature of plus five degrees.
2. Added or extra: a plus benefit.
3. Informal Increased to a further degree or number: "At 70 plus, [he] is old enough to be metaphysical" (Anatole Broyard).
4. Ranking on the higher end of a designated scale: a grade of C plus.
5. Physics Positive.
n. pl. plus·es or plus·ses
1. Mathematics The plus sign (+).
2. A positive quantity.
3. A favorable condition or factor: The clear weather was a plus for the golf tournament.

[Latin pls, more; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: When mathematical equations are pronounced as English sentences, the verb is usually in the singular: Two plus two is (or equals) four. By the same token, subjects containing two noun phrases joined by plus are usually construed as singular: The construction slowdown plus the bad weather has made for a weak market. This observation has led some to argue that in these sentences, plus functions as a preposition meaning "in addition to." But if this were true, the plus phrase could be moved to the beginning of the sentence. Clearly, this is not the casewe do not say Plus the bad weather, the construction slowdown has made for a weak market. It makes more sense to view plus in these uses as a conjunction that joins two subjects into a single entity requiring a single verb by notional agreement, just as and does in the sentence Chips and beans is her favorite appetizer. · The usage plus which in The construction industry has been hurt by the rise in rates. Plus which, bad weather has affected housing starts is not well established in formal writing; nor is plus accepted as correct in introducing an independent clause, as in She has a great deal of talent, plus she is willing to work hard.

plus [plʌs]
prep
1. (Mathematics) increased by the addition of four plus two (written 4 + 2)
2. with or with the addition of a good job, plus a new car
adj
1. (Mathematics) (prenominal) Also positive indicating or involving addition a plus sign
2. (Mathematics) another word for positive [8] [9]
3. (Mathematics) on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis a value of +x
4. (Electronics) indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit
5. involving positive advantage or good a plus factor
6. (postpositive) Informal having a value above that which is stated or expected she had charm plus
7. (Social Science / Education) (postpositive) slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage he received a B+ rating on his essay
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain
n
1. (Mathematics) short for plus sign
2. (Mathematics) a positive quantity
3. Informal something positive or to the good
4. a gain, surplus, or advantage Mathematical symbol +
[from Latin: more; compare Greek pleiōn, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel much]
Usage: Plus, together with, and along with do not create compound subjects in the way that and does: the number of the verb depends on that of the subject to which plus, together with, or along with is added: this task, plus all the others, was (not were) undertaken by the government; the doctor, together with the nurses, was (not were) waiting for the patient
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plusplus - a useful or valuable quality        
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
metier, speciality, specialty, forte, strong point, strong suit, long suit, strength - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
2.plusplus - the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
arithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers
Adj.1.plus - on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"
minus - on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
2.plus - involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"

plus
preposition
and, with, added to, coupled with, with the addition of Send a cheque for £18.99 plus £2 for postage and packing.
noun
(Informal) advantage, benefit, asset, gain, extra, bonus, perk (Brit. informal), good point, icing on the cake A big plus is that the data can be stored on a PC.
adjective
additional, added, extra, positive, supplementary, add-on Accessibility is the other plus point of the borough.
Translations
plus [plʌs]
A. PREP
1. (Math) → más, y
3 plus 43 más 4
we're plus 500 (Bridge) → tenemos una ventaja de 500 puntos
2. (= in addition to) plus what I have to do alreadyademás de lo que ya tengo que hacer
B. ADJ
1. (Math, Elec) → positivo
a plus factor (fig) → un factor a favor
2. twenty plusveinte y pico, veintitantos
two pounds plusdos libras y algo más, más de dos libras
on earnings of £40,000 plusde un sueldo de 40.000 libras en adelante
C. N
1. (Math) (= plus sign) → signo m (de)más, signo m de sumar
2. (fig) (= advantage) → punto m a favor
that is a plus for himes un punto a su favor
D. CONJ (= moreover) → además
plus we haven't got the moneyademás, no tenemos el dinero
E. CPD plus fours NPLpantalones mpl de golf, pantalones mpl holgados de media pierna
plus sign Nsigno m (de)más, signo m de sumar

plus [ˈplʌs]
n
(also plus sign) → signe m plus
(= advantage) → avantage m
(= asset) → atout m
Experience in sales is a plus → L'expérience acquise dans la vente est un atout.
conj (= and) → plus
4 plus 3 equals 7 → Quatre plus trois égalent sept.
three children plus a dog → trois enfants plus un chien
adv
(following a number) ten plus (= ten or more) → plus de dix
at 13 plus (= at 13 years of age or over) → à 13 ans accomplis
They take the exams at 13 plus → Ils passent les examens à 13 ans accomplis.
(= also) → de plus
adj [number, amount] → plus plus point
plus fours nplpantalon m (de) golf

plus
prep (= added to, increased by)plus (+dat); (= together with)und (außerdem); the day’s takings were plus £100die Tageseinnahmen lagen um £ 100 höher; plus or minus 10%plus minus 10%
adj
(Math, Elec, fig) a plus figureeine positive Zahl; the plus terminalder Pluspol; a plus factorein Pluspunkt m; on the plus sideauf der Habenseite; plus 10 degrees10 Grad plus or über Null
(= more than) he got B plus in the exam˜ er hat in der Prüfung eine Zwei plus bekommen; 50 pages/hours plus a weekmehr als or über 50 Seiten/Stunden pro Woche; she has personality plussie hat ein gewinnendes Wesen
n (= sign)Pluszeichen nt; (= positive factor)Pluspunkt m; (= extra)Plus nt; if after all the deductions you still finish up with a pluswenn dir nach allen Abzügen noch etwas übrig bleibt

plus [plʌs]
1. preppiù
2. adj (Math, Elec) → positivo/a
ten/twenty plus → più di dieci/venti
you must be 20 plus → devi avere vent'anni compiuti
a plus factor (fig) → un vantaggio
3. n (Math) (plus sign) → più m inv (fig) (advantage) → vantaggio

plus [plʌs]
1. preppiù
2. adj (Math, Elec) → positivo/a
ten/twenty plus → più di dieci/venti
you must be 20 plus → devi avere vent'anni compiuti
a plus factor (fig) → un vantaggio
3. n (Math) (plus sign) → più m inv (fig) (advantage) → vantaggio

plus
prep plus [plas]
used to show addition Two plus three equals five (2 + 3 = 5). plus زائِد плюс plus plus plus συν más pluss بعلاوۀ plus plus וְעוֹד, פְּלוּס धन चिह्न plus,više plusz tambah plús più ~を加えて 더하여 plius plus tambah plus pluss plus mais plus плюс plus plus plus plus เพิ่มเข้าไป artı 加上 плюс جمع کي علامت cộng
n
(alsoplus sign) a sign (+) used to show addition or positive quality. plus عَلامَة الزّائِد плюс (znaménko) plus plustegn das Plus συν signo más plussmärk مثبت plus (signe) plus הַסִימָן פְּלוּס मिलाकर, और मिलाकर pozitivan összeadásjel tanda tambah plúsmerki più プラス記号 더하기 부호(+) pliusas pluszīme; saskaitīšanas zīme tanda campur plusteken pluss-/addisjonstegn plus sinal de mais (semnul) plus знак плюс (znamienko) plus plus znak plus plustecken เครื่องหมายบวก artı işareti (+) 加號`十` знак плюс علامت phép cộng; dấu dương ``
adj
positive or more than zero a plus quantity; The temperature was plus fifteen degrees. positief زائِد او أعلى من положителен nad nulou, plus plus positiv, plus θετικός positivo pluss مثبت plus- positif; au-dessus de zéro חִיוּבִי धन pozitivna plusz positif pósitífur, jákvæður; yfir (núlli) più プラスの 0보다 큰, 양의 teigiamas, plius pozitīvs, plus; virs nulles positif positief, boven nul pluss dodatni, plus positivo plus; peste zero положительный nad nulou, plus pozitiven u plusu plus บวกหรือมากกว่าศูนย์ artı, pozitif 正的(大於0的) позитивний مثبت، صفر سے زيادہ dương 0

plus زائد plus plus plus συν más plus plus plus più ・・・を加えて ...을 더하여 plus pluss więcej mais плюс plus เพิ่มอีก ayrıca cộng thêm 加上


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