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minus prep 1 with the subtraction of (a specified number) • Eight minus six equals two is usually written as 8 - 6 = 2. 2 colloq without • arrived minus his wife. adj 1 negative or less than zero. 2 said of a student's grade, and placed after the grade: indicating a level slightly below that indicated by the letter • got a B minus for my essay. 3 colloq characterized by being a disadvantage • a minus point. noun (minuses) 1 a sign (-) indicating a negative quantity or that the quantity which follows it is to be subtracted. Also called minus sign. 2 colloq a negative point; a disadvantage. 3 a negative quantity or term. In all senses opposite of plus.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: Latin, from minor less.
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