English dictionary
minus
adjectivePronunciation
ˈmaɪnəs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- involving disadvantage or harm
adjective
- on the negative side or lower end of a scale
noun
- an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
Example sentences
minus (or negative) factors
minus 5 degrees
a grade of B minus
the subtraction of three from four leaves one
four minus three equals one