Plus

/plʌs/

noun

  1. A positive quantity.

  2. An asset or useful addition.

    He is a real plus to the team.

  3. A plus sign: +.

Synonyms: plus sign, asset

verb

  1. To add; to subject to addition.

  2. (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.

  3. To improve.

adjective

  1. Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    −2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")

  2. Positive, or involving advantage.

    He is a plus factor.

  3. Electrically positive.

    A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.

Synonyms: positive, advantageous, good, positive

preposition

  1. And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.

  2. With; having in addition.

    I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!

  3. And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.

Synonyms: and

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