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minus

adjective noun

involving disadvantage or harm

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
M
Ends with
S
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmaɪnəs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. involving disadvantage or harm

    “minus (or negative) factors”

adjective

  1. on the negative side or lower end of a scale

    “minus 5 degrees”

noun

  1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

    “the subtraction of three from four leaves one”

In context

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

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