minus
Use Minus in a sentence
nəs preposition
1.
less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.
2.
lacking or without: a book minus its title page.
adjective
3.
involving or noting subtraction.
4.
algebraically negative: a minus quantity.
5.
less than; just below in quality: to get a C minus on a test.
6.
Informal. having negative qualities or characteristics; inferior.
7.
Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process.
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Minus
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noun
8.
9.
a minus quantity.
10.
a deficiency or loss.
11.
Informal. a person or thing with no apparent abilities, usefulness, etc.: The last applicant was a definite minus.
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| —prep | |
| 1. | reduced by the subtraction of: four minus two |
| 2. | informal deprived of; lacking: minus the trimmings, that hat would be ordinary |
| —adj | |
| 3. | a. indicating or involving subtraction: a minus sign |
| b. Also: negative having a value or designating a quantity less than zero: a minus number | |
| 4. | on the negative part of a scale or coordinate axis: a value of minus 40°C |
| 5. | involving a disadvantage, harm, etc: a minus factor |
| 6. | (postpositive) education slightly below the standard of a particular grade: he received a B minus for his essay |
| 7. | botany designating the strain of a fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a plus strain |
| 8. | denoting a negative electric charge |
| —n | |
| 9. | short for minus sign |
| 10. | a negative quantity |
| 11. | a disadvantage, loss, or deficit |
| 12. | informal something detrimental or negative |
| [C15: from Latin, neuter of | |
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Word Origin & History
minus
1481, "with subtraction of," from L. minus "less," neut. of minor "smaller," from PIE *mi-nu-, from base *mei- "small" (cf. Skt. miyate "diminishes, declines," Gk. meion "less, smaller," Rus. men'she "less," O.E. minsian "to diminish"). Mathematical use in expressions of calculation did not exist
in classical L., and is probably from North Sea medieval commercial usage of L. plus and minus to indicate surplus or deficiency of weight or measure.
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Example sentences
They should list both positive and negative impacts and write a plus or minus sign next to each one.
Theories abound for why students are graduating college minus some critical skills.
The margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.
Here's our simplified version, broiled and minus the squash.
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