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Meaning of plus mark

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

plus

Pronunciation:/plʌs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A positive quantity.

  2. An asset or useful addition.

    Example: He is a real plus to the team.

  3. A plus sign: +.

verb

Definitions

  1. To add; to subject to addition.

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

  3. To improve.

  4. To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Being positive rather than negative or zero.

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

  2. Positive, or involving advantage.

    Example: He is a plus factor.

  3. Electrically positive.

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

  4. (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Example: The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48.

preposition

Definitions

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

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

  2. With; having in addition.

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

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

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