"plus" meaning in English

See plus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /plʌs/ Audio: en-us-plus.ogg [US] Forms: plus
Head templates: {{coordinator}} [POS TABLE]
  1. used before the last item in a list
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-conj-zY9PHlq~
  2. used to show what happened after something else
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-conj-4yxAYULw

Noun

IPA: /plʌs/ Audio: en-us-plus.ogg [US] Forms: plus [singular], pluses or plusses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|plus|pluses|plusses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A plus is a good thing.
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-noun-556qg9fr
  2. A plus is a plus sign: +
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-noun-xIh6vool

Preposition

IPA: /plʌs/ Audio: en-us-plus.ogg [US] Forms: plus
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use plus when you add numbers.
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-prep-SCajIGoI
  2. and also
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-prep-Ics5HXNG
  3. You use plus after a number to mean more than or over.
    Sense id: simple-plus-en-prep-nLNbNFiP
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          "text": "Two plus two is four. (2+2=4)"
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          "text": "The TV is $299 plus tax."
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          "text": "The margin of error is plus or minus one per cent."
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          "text": "The country has a population of 3 million plus."
        },
        {
          "text": "He got a B+ on his test."
        }
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          "text": "I like singing, reading, and tennis plus playing soccer."
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          "text": "The alarm went off plus I woke up."
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      ]
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          "text": "I know you don't like it, but there are big pluses about living here."
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