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PLUS/plʌs/

Plus means added to; as a noun, an advantage or a plus sign: six plus four; a plus for the town. Minus is the opposite (already in the dictionary); and is everyday. Score plus the oral still needs the raw written total. Mix-up: pulse; positive (already in the dictionary). Do not write plus for “but also” in a formal evaluation without a number or a listed advantage.

Meaning

Added to; also an advantage (noun) or a plus sign.

Examples

• “Score plus the oral still needs the raw written total in the margin.”
• “A new hall is a plus, which is the advantage sense — still cost it.”

Good to know

n plus n; a plus / pluses; plus sign. Opposite: minus. Trap: pulse. Maths, accounts, and evaluations. Added to, or an advantage — specify.

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