minus

About 3.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. preposition Made less or reduced by . .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   Seven minus two is five.

2. preposition Without; deprived of.

   I walked out minus my coat.

3. noun The minus sign (−).
4. noun A negative quantity.
5. noun A downside or disadvantage.
6. adjective Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.

   a minus number

7. adjective That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale.

   minus seven degrees

8. adjective Worse off than before; out of pocket.

Similar words

subtraction negative disadvantageous harmful sans min least unary nec more

Often followed by

the sign one a signs two its any

Word family

minuses