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minus

  • EN [ ˈmaɪnəs]
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English definition

    Noun

  • 1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated;

    • "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"
    • "four minus three equals one"

    Adjective

  • 1. on the negative side or lower end of a scale;

    • "minus 5 degrees"
    • "a grade of B minus"
  • 2. involving disadvantage or harm;

    • "minus (or negative) factors"

Example sentences

  • With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.

  • Don't forget the minus sign.

  • Net assets refer to the owners equity in a business, or assets minus liabilities.

  • Because the current account deficit equals saving minus investment, these are logical places to look.

  • The temperature was minus 30 degrees.

  • The plus sign is used in addition and the minus is used in subtraction.

  • The sampling error for the poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

  • The temperature was minus 10 degrees.

  • The large companies'diffusion index on labour was minus seven.

  • He was minus fifty dollars.

  • Five minus three is two.

  • The temperature dropped to minus ten degrees centigrade.

  • He calculated his gains and losses of money and the result was a minus.

  • The statue survived through minus a leg.

  • He seems to have mistaken a minus for a plus.

  • Two minus two leaves nothing.

  • If the input voltage is plus three , it comes out as minus six.

  • Five minus three leaves two.

  • He's keen, but his youth is a minus factor.

  • Twelve from ten equals minus two.

  • One minus one leaves nought [ zero ].

  • I'm giving him a B minus.

  • One minus one is zero.

  • The star's surface temperature is reckoned to be minus 75 degrees Celsius.

  • The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 per cent.

  • Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius.

  • The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.

  • None of these minus points will have been mentioned.

  • The aircraft was subjected to temperatures of minus 65 degrees and plus 120 degrees.

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