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minus

/ˈmaɪ.nəs/

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What does minus mean?

preposition

  1. Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
  2. (informal) Without; deprived of.

noun

  1. The minus sign (−).
More meanings (8)

noun

  1. A negative quantity.
  2. A downside or disadvantage.

adjective

  1. Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
  2. That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale.
  3. Ranking just below (a designated rating).
  4. (obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket.

verb

  1. To subtract.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmaɪ.nəs/

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“Res, quae in vita usurpant homines, cogitant, curant, vident, Quaeque agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, Minus mirandum est.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
Five men had to squeeze into one tent that night, but with a minus temperature they did not object to being crowded.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
More book examples (3)
The less the hireling has wherewith to live, the more he must pay: qui minus habet, etiam quod habet auferetur ab eo.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
The elephant represents the highest expression of intelligence, minus the spirit; kneeling between the square columns of matter, i.e., guarded by them.
Thomas H. Burgoyne; Belle M. WagnerThe Light of Egypt; Or, The Science of the Soul and the Stars — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #1650
Negative magnitudes have clearly to be contemplated; thus Sirius is of magnitude minus 1.4, and the sun is of magnitude minus 26.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909