What does “plus” mean?
- 1
prepositionadded to; and also
Two plus three equals five.
- 2
nounan advantage or good point
Living near the station is a real plus.
- 3
conjunctionand also; used to add another point
It’s cheap, plus it’s close to home.
Plus at a glance
- Part of speech
- preposition, noun & conjunction
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /plʌs/ · PLUSS
How to use “plus” correctly
Using “plus” as a conjunction at the start of a clause is informal; in formal writing use “in addition” or “moreover”.
Common phrases with “plus”
- a big plus
- plus or minus
- pluses and minuses
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- minus
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