minus

[US]/ˈmaɪnəs/
[UK]/ˈmaɪnəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. indicating the operation of subtraction or the absence of something
n. a symbol (-) used to indicate subtraction or negativity
adj. negative, disadvantageous

Phrases & Collocations

minus one

Example Sentences

a minus value; minus five degrees.

it was plus-minus 8.30 a.m.

ten to the minus thirty-three.

Nine minus three is six.

plus or minus reactions

get a grade of A minus in English

a purse minus its contents

He was minus fifty dollars.

the plus and minus factors

The temperature was minus 20 degrees.

a book minus its cover

Five minus three is two.

The temperature was minus 30 degrees.

what's ninety three minus seven?.

he was minus a finger on each hand.

minus 40 degrees centigrade.

C minus, could do better.

I went to work minus my briefcase.

Five minus three leaves two.

Real-world Examples

Those figures minus heads and minus hands have not been made invisible.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

It's between minus eight and minus two degrees!

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

It was an exact replica, minus it being real.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

That's why I'm giving you minus 12 points.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

Temperatures will plummet to almost minus 40 degree Celsius.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

Five times 30 minus five times five, because 25 here, is 30 minus five.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2022 Collection

31. The maximum plus or minus the minimum makes minute difference.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

And so we can see the student starts defining a variable, left X minus minus.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So this is 90 minus theta degrees.

Source: Khan Academy: Physics

Oh, the Smith family, minus a dad.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

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