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Plʌs Preposition Bre Cost Postage Membership Dollars Year

Word plus
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic BrE / plʌs / NAmE / plʌs /
Example
  • two plus five is seven.
  • the cost is £22, plus £1 for postage.
  • membership is 350 dollars per year plus tax.
  • we have to fit five of us plus all our gear in the car.
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(preposition)BrE / plʌs / NAmE / plʌs /
  1. used when the two numbers or amounts mentioned are being added together
    • See related entries: Mathematical terminology
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mathematical_terminology/plus_1
    • Two plus five is seven.
    • The cost is £22, plus £1 for postage.
    • Membership is 350 dollars per year plus tax.
  2. as well as something/somebody; and also
    • We have to fit five of us plus all our gear in the car.
  3. used when the number mentioned may actually be more or less by a particular amount
    • synonym give or take (something)
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/give_1
    • The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points.

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘more’.
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