The difference between Minus and Plus

When used as nouns, minus means a minus sign (−), whereas plus means a positive quantity.

When used as prepositions, minus means without, whereas plus means and.

When used as verbs, minus means to subtract, whereas plus means to add.

When used as adjectives, minus means negative, whereas plus means being positive rather than negative or zero.

check bellow for the other definitions of Minus and Plus

  1. Minus as a preposition (informal):

    Without.

    Examples:

    "I walked out minus my coat''."

    "synonyms: lacking without"

  2. Minus as a preposition (mathematics):

    less; reduced by.

    Examples:

    "seven minus two is five"

    "ant plus"

  1. Minus as an adjective (mathematics):

    Negative.

    Examples:

    "a minus number"

  2. Minus as an adjective:

    On the negative part of a scale.

    Examples:

    "minus seven degrees"

  3. Minus as an adjective (postpositive):

    Ranking just below a designated rating.

    Examples:

    "He got a grade of B minus for his essay."

  1. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A minus sign (−).

  2. Minus as a noun (mathematics):

    A negative quantity.

  3. Minus as a noun:

    A downside or disadvantage.

  1. Minus as a verb (transitive, colloquial):

    To subtract.

  1. Plus as a preposition:

    And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

    Examples:

    "Two plus two equals four."

    "A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."

  2. Plus as a preposition (colloquial):

    With; having in addition.

    Examples:

    "I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"

  3. Plus as a preposition:

    And also; in addition; besides (which).

    Examples:

    "Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."

  1. Plus as a noun:

    A positive quantity.

  2. Plus as a noun:

    An asset or useful addition.

    Examples:

    "He is a real plus to the team."

  3. Plus as a noun (arithmetic):

    A plus sign: +.

  1. Plus as an adjective:

    Being positive rather than negative or zero.

    Examples:

    "−2 * −2 = +4'' ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")"

  2. Plus as an adjective:

    Positive, or involving advantage.

    Examples:

    "He is a plus factor."

  3. Plus as an adjective (physics):

    Electrically positive.

    Examples:

    "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."

  4. Plus as an adjective (postpositive):

    (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.

    Examples:

    "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."

  1. Plus as a verb (informal):

    To add; to subject to addition.

  2. Plus as a verb (often followed by 'up'):

    To increase in magnitude.

  3. Plus as a verb:

    To improve.

  4. Plus as a verb:

    To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

  5. Plus as a verb (sales):

    To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

  6. Plus as a verb (psychology):

    To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

  7. Plus as a verb (social media):

    To give a mark of approval on .

  8. Plus as a verb (homeopathy):

    To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

  9. Plus as a verb (optometry):

    To increase a correction.

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