Collins English-English Dictionary

plus [pl^s]

1. 1. adj [prenominal] positive indicating or involving addition

   a plus sign

2. 2. n Mathematical symbol +

3. 3. prep increased by the addition of

   four plus two (written 4 + 2)

4. 4. prep with or with the addition of

   a good job, plus a new car

5. 5. adj another word for positive

6. 6. adj on the positive part of a scale or coordinate axis

   a value of +x

7. 7. adj indicating the positive side of an electrical circuit

8. 8. adj involving positive advantage or good

   a plus factor

9. 9. adj [postpositive] [Spoken] having a value above that which is stated or expected

   she had charm plus

10. 10. adj [postpositive] slightly above a specified standard on a particular grade or percentage

    he received a B+ rating on his essay

11. 11. adj [Botany] designating the strain of fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a minus strain

12. 12. n short for plus sign

13. 13. n a positive quantity

14. 14. n [Spoken] something positive or to the good

15. 15. n a gain, surplus, or advantage

16. 16. n [Etymology] C17: from Latin: more; compare Greek pleion, Old Norse fleiri more, German viel much

17. 17. n [Usage] Plus, together with, and along with do not create compound subjects in the way that and does: the number of the verb depends on that of the subject to which plus, together with, or along with is added: this task, plus all the others, was (not were) undertaken by the government; the doctor, together with the nurses, was (not were) waiting for the patient