: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.Ana Marie Cox

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Still, the messenger turned out to be the perfect plus-one for a dinner at Le Jardinier New York. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 June 2025 As for plus-ones jumping aboard, there is a different cap/tax era than when the Heat were able to add the likes of Mike Miller, Shane Battler, Ray Allen and Chris Andersen. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2025 Palmeiras and Miami both have four points, but Palmeiras is in first because of its plus-two goal differential, while Miami is at plus-one. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025 Out of more than 100 submissions, 32 fans are selected for the coveted seats in Turner’s Block, where members get not only a ticket for themselves, but a plus-one for the entire regular season. Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for plus-one

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plus-one was in 1977

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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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