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Examples of minus in a Sentence
He left the restaurant minus his hat.
a fruit that looks like a peach, minus the fuzz
Origin and Etymology of minus
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
Definition of minus
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:a negative quantity
2
:a negative quality;
especially
:drawback
Examples of minus in a Sentence
She decided that the pluses of owning a home outweighed the minuses.
Some employers see a lack of experience as a real minus.
Put the minus to the left of the number.
Recent Examples of minus from the Web
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On Saturday, at T-minus 48 hours to totality, the city was in a carnival mood.
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Like all data storage methods, magnetic tapes have pluses and minuses.
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That is the spot where America's all-time low temperature of minus 80 F was recorded on Jan. 23, 1971.
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Jurors saw that after Shkreli made a disastrous trade on Feb. 1, 2011, his hedge fund’s net asset value also plummeted, from high of $1.1 million the day before to just $55,786 on Feb. 28, recording a balance of minus 33 cents by July of that year.
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With the Dragon safely back on Earth, company engineers in Florida attempted to launch the Falcon 9 that evening only to be stopped at the T-minus 10-second mark because of a guidance and navigation system glitch.
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Since 1986, the FDA has become more stringent about sulfites in foods, banning it in fresh fruits and vegetables (minus potatoes) as well as salad bars.
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First Known Use of minus
1708
minus Synonyms
Synonyms
debit, disbenefit, downside, drawback, handicap, incommodity, liability, disadvantage, negative, strikeAntonyms
advantage, asset, edge, plusRelated Words
albatross, millstone, stranglehold; disability, impairment; failing, shortcoming; bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammelNear Antonyms
vantage; head start, jump, lead, margin, start; ascendancy (also ascendency), better, command, control, drop, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, upper hand; prerogative, privilege; break, opportunity; aid, assistance, helpOther Mathematics and Statistics Terms
Definition of minus
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:algebraically negative
- a minus quantity
- minus ten degrees
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:having a negative quality
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:relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plants (such as a fungus)
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:falling low in a specified range
- B minus
Recent Examples of minus from the Web
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The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus three percentage points.
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On the minus side, that makes both bands slightly less relevant.
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To store their fish, Aadsen and Brady-Power must put their catch in a blast freezer that lowers the core temperature of the salmon to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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Flanagan was sentenced to 12 months plus one day of imprisonment (minus time already served), three years of supervised release, and a fine of $40,000.
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The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.
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During a total solar eclipse on the Norwegian island of Svalbard in March 2015, temperatures dropped from 8 degrees F to minus 7 degrees F (minus 13 C to minus 21 degrees C).
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The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'minus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of minus
1776
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
MINUS Defined for English Language Learners
minus
play
preposition
Definition of minus for English Language Learners
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—used to indicate that one number or amount is being subtracted from another
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: not having (something)
minus
noun
Definition of minus for English Language Learners
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: a problem or disadvantage
minus
adjective
Definition of minus for English Language Learners
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: having a value that is below zero
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