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plus

//ˈplʌs//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Conjunction

A word that links words, phrases, or clauses.

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

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Forms

Plural
pluses

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A positive quantity.

    • But the pluses far outweigh the criticisms.
  2. 2.An asset or useful addition.

    • He is a real plus to the team.
    • Look at Trife. He's got two felonies. That means he's finished in society. But he can rap. His two felonies, in rap, man, that's a plus.
  3. 3.A plus sign: +.

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

  1. 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.
    • Two plus two equals four.
  2. 2.With; having in addition.(colloquial)

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

Conjunction

A word that links words, phrases, or clauses.

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

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

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Being positive rather than negative or zero.

  2. 2.Positive, or involving advantage.

    • He is a plus factor.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1911

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
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Literature
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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yōs

Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs

Proto-Italic *plēōs

Old Latin plousder.

Latin plūsbor.

English plus

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

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