minus

Definition

  • noun: a problem or disadvantage
  • noun: a negative quantity
  • preposition: not having (something)
  • preposition: diminished by
  • used following a grade (such as A, B, or C) to show that the work is slightly worse than the letter by itself would indicate
  • synonyms: less, negative, wanting

Examples

  • We earned 600 dollars 'minus' travel expenses. [=the amount we earned was less than 600 dollars because we had to pay for travel expenses]

  • The lower 48 states are all the United States 'minus' Alaska and Hawaii. [=not counting or including Alaska and Hawaii]

  • The teacher said I could bring the C 'minus' up to a C if I studied more.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Time machine costs, like, . Yeah? Okay. Uh, , Frito. Thirty billion. So if you gave me billion... What's the minus of and ? Uh, it's, uh... it's , Frito. - Yeah. I like money though. - Eighty billion. (..)
    2006 Idiocracy