| plus | |
| 1. prep. And; sum of the previous one and the following one. | |
| Two plus two equals four. | |
| A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen. | |
| 2. prep. (colloquial) With; having in addition. | |
| I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money! | |
| 3. prep. And also; in addition; besides (which). | |
| Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well. | |
| 4. n. A positive quantity. | |
| 5. n. An asset or useful addition. | |
| He is a real plus to the team. | |
| 6. n. (arithmetic) A plus sign: +. | |
| 7. adj. Being positive rather than negative or zero. | |
| −2 * −2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four") | |
| 8. adj. Positive, or involving advantage. | |
| He is a plus factor. | |
| 9. adj. (physics) Electrically positive. | |
| A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole. | |
| 10. adj. (postpositive) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards. | |
| The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48. | |
| 11. v. (informal) To add; to subject to addition. | |
| 12. v. (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude. | |
| 13. v. To improve. | |
| 14. v. To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms. | |
| 15. v. (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase. | |
| 16. v. (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation. | |
| 17. v. (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+. | |
| 18. v. (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring. | |
| 19. v. (optometry) To increase a correction. | |
