plus

plus

noun

Definition of PLUS

1

something added (as by growth) <a recalculation of the year's income that resulted in a plus in the company's profits>

Synonyms accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick

Related Words accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering; complement; accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jump, run-up, spike

Near Antonyms deduction, subtraction

Antonyms abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

2

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed <the supply of cranberries is greatly in plus of the demand for them in the market>

Synonyms bellyful, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage

Related Words abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency; overproduction, overstock

Near Antonyms dearth, lack, scarcity, want

Antonyms deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply