as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
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Recent Examples of minus
Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
The corporate tax is supposed to be levied on profits, which are equal to revenue minus expenses.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 4 July 2025
Nearly one-third of the loans in its portfolio are buildings that don’t have sufficient net operating income — income minus operating expenses — to fully cover mortgage payments.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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Noun
But the minuses of Musk have become at least as significant as the pluses.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
The corporate tax is supposed to be levied on profits, which are equal to revenue minus expenses.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025
Preposition
These sleek, cooling skin-care devices are designed to de-puff, tighten, and revive tired complexions in minutes, minus the mess or melting.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 4 July 2025
Nearly one-third of the loans in its portfolio are buildings that don’t have sufficient net operating income — income minus operating expenses — to fully cover mortgage payments.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
Noun
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Walking away entirely from UNEP would put us at a disadvantage.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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As my colleague Hayley Smith reports, weakening the three agencies at the start of fire season puts California at a dangerous disadvantage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Preposition
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This year’s Happy Together Tour is, sadly, the first without Volman.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Congress just passed a major increase in immigration enforcement funding without amnesty, which Trump signed into law on July 4.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
Noun
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
Noun
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The same goes for the possibility of false positives and negatives.—
Akram Atallah,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The world felt like it had been inverted, a photographic negative imprinted upon his vision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The downside to such an amazingly thin phone is—surprise, surprise—battery life.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Between injury risk and his aging curve, there's far more downside to locking him up this far in advance than there is upside.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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