1
: algebraically positive
2
: having, receiving, or being in addition to what is anticipated
3
a
: falling high in a specified range
a grade of C plus
b
: greater than that specified
c
: possessing a specified quality to a high degree
4
: electrically positive
5
: relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plantlike organisms (such as a fungus)
plural pluses
ˈplə-səz 
also plusses
also plusses
1
: increased by : with the addition of
four plus five
principal plus interest
2
: besides
—used chiefly in speech and casual writing
Plus all this, as a sedative it has no equal.—
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx1
: and
… eats alone, a hot beef sandwich plus a BLT plus apple pie.—Garrison Keillor
Garrison Keillor2
: in addition to which
… it's also pretty on my open shelves, plus it smells good …—Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni
Using Plus as a Conjunction: Usage Guide
The preposition plus has long been used with a meaning equivalent to and (as in "two plus two"); people have come to use plus as a conjunction much like and. Sense 2 is considered to be an adverb by some. It is used chiefly in speech and in informal writing.
Examples of plus in a Sentence
Noun
The apartment isn't perfect, but the fact that it has new appliances is a plus.
The job doesn't pay well, but the convenient hours are a definite plus.
Preposition
The hotel has two restaurants, plus a bar and a swimming pool.
Conjunction
He works a full-time job during the day, plus he goes to school at night.
I enjoy gardening, plus it's good exercise.
Recent Examples on the Web
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
After a first half dominated by the offenses, Reid played the third quarter as though he was locked in a battle for field position — twice punting from the plus side of the field.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Conversely, companies with 500-plus staff added 39,000 employees.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Chase Total Checking® Minimum balance to open $0 Free ATM network
With over 4,700 branches, Chase has the largest branch network in the U.S. plus access to more than 15,000 ATMs.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, 9 June 2017
A total of 29 states plus the nation’s capital have legal medical cannabis.
—Luis Gómez Romero, The Cannabist, 18 May 2017
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Adjective
A couple of months before Biden began dumping more Haitians into Logan, Healey and her plus-sized lieutenant governor, Kim Driscoll, had assembled their Democrat fluffers in the media.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
After a first half dominated by the offenses, Reid played the third quarter as though he was locked in a battle for field position — twice punting from the plus side of the field.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
In fact, the 29-year-old has rattled off 130-plus tackles in each of his last four campaigns.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Conversely, companies with 500-plus staff added 39,000 employees.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Preposition
That case was settled in December 2022 for $105 million plus half of the proceeds from the sale of Little Saint James, which is one of two islands that Epstein owned.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Chase Total Checking® Minimum balance to open $0 Free ATM network
With over 4,700 branches, Chase has the largest branch network in the U.S. plus access to more than 15,000 ATMs.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Conjunction
Plus, kids receive a free 4-inch-by-6-inch photo download of themselves with their catch.
—Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, 9 June 2017
A total of 29 states plus the nation’s capital have legal medical cannabis.
—Luis Gómez Romero, The Cannabist, 18 May 2017
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Cite this Entry
“Plus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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plus
1 of 3 adjective1
: mathematically positive
a plus quantity
2
: having, receiving, or being in addition to what is expected
now she is plus a kitten
3
: falling high in a certain range
a grade of C plus
4
: electrically positive
plus
2 of 3 noun
plural pluses
ˈpləs-əz
also plusses
also plusses
1
: an added quantity
2
: something that is an advantage
that the machine operated quietly was a plus
plus
3 of 3 preposition
: increased by : with the addition of
4 plus 5 is 9
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