plus

plus1 [ plʌs ] function word ***

Plus can be used in the following ways:

as a preposition (followed by a noun or a number):

Two plus seven is nine.

It costs $11.99, plus $1.50 for postage and handling.

The price includes 7 nights' hotel accommodation plus car rental.

as a conjunction:

Cleaning the old engines would be a difficult task, plus it wouldn't be worth the effort.

as an adjective:

The temperature is plus 12 degrees.

There are 30 plus students in every class.

1. ) used when adding something

a ) used for showing that one number or amount is added to another. This word is usually represented in mathematics by +:

36 plus 5 is 41.

You have to pay back $100 a month plus interest.

Runners will receive a free T-shirt plus a gift certificate.

b ) used when mentioning an additional thing or fact:

He came along with his five children, plus their partners, and his grandchildren.

The four men plus a forty-year-old woman have been arrested.

The economy is currently strong in southeast Michigan, plus we have low interest rates.

2. ) above zero used before a number for giving temperatures above zero:

The weather improved a little and temperatures rose to plus 5 degrees.

3. ) giving a benefit used for describing an advantage or positive quality that something has:

plus point/factor: One of the hotels has its own heated pool a major plus point!

Keane's amazing athletic skill will be a huge plus factor for the team in tomorrow's game.

4. ) more than something used after you mention a number or quantity to show that the actual number or quantity may be larger:

Ray Charles' 40-year plus career began in 1954.

The album went straight to number one by selling 600,000-plus copies in its first week.

The auctioneers can expect offers in the region of $300,000 plus.

A plus/B plus/C plus/D plus

a grade given by a teacher for a student's work that is higher than a grade A, B, C, and D. These grades are usually written A+, B+, etc:

I got a B plus for my history essay.

─ opposite MINUS

plus

plus 2 [ plʌs ] noun count **

1. ) an advantage:

For this job, experience in telecommunications is a plus.

pluses and minuses (=good and bad points): They'll weigh the pluses and minuses and decide whether the product is right for them.

2. ) a PLUS SIGN