American Dictionary
Definition minus in American English
minus
adjective, preposition
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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adjective, preposition
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Minus can be used in the following ways:
as a preposition: Seventeen minus nine is eight.The whole family minus John and Darlene was there.
as an adjective: It was minus 12 degrees this morning.The teacher gave me a C minus.
used in mathematics for showing that you are taking one number from another. This word is usually represented by the symbol -
72 minus 5 equals 67.
used before a number to show that a number or temperature is less than zero
The temperature got down to minus 15 degrees last night.
used for describing a disadvantage or negative quality of something
