minus

prep.

1. Mathematics. Reduced by the subtraction of; less: Ten minus four is six.
2. Informal. Without: I went to work minus my ID.

adj.

1. Mathematics. Negative or on the negative part of a scale: a minus value; minus five degrees.
2. Ranking on the lower end of a designated scale: a grade of A minus.

n.

1. Mathematics.
   1. The minus sign (−).
   2. A negative quantity.
2. A deficiency or defect.

[Middle English, from Latin minus, neuter of minor, less.]

Symbol (-) preceding a fraction or number in the change column at the far right of newspaper stock tables designating a closing sale lower than that of the previous day.

noun

An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic: detriment, disadvantage, drawback, handicap. See help/harm/harmless.

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - minus
adj. - negativ
n. - minus, negativ størrelse

idioms:

• plus or minus    plus eller minus

Nederlands (Dutch)
min, minus, negatief, zonder, minpunt, minteken, negatieve waarde

Français (French)
prep. - moins
adj. - moins, négatif (nombre, valeur), (École, Univ) moins, (Bot) négatif
n. - (Math) moins, inconvénient

idioms:

• plus or minus    plus ou moins

Deutsch (German)
prep. - minus, weniger, ohne
adj. - negativ
n. - Minus, negative Größe

idioms:

• plus or minus    ungefähr

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - μείον, πλην
adj. - αρνητικός
n. - σημείο του πλην, αρνητική ποσότητα ή μέγεθος, μειονέκτημα

idioms:

• plus or minus    συν πλην, πάνω-κάτω

Italiano (Italian)
meno, svantaggio

idioms:

• plus or minus    più o meno

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - menos
adj. - negativo (Mat.)
n. - menos (m)

idioms:

• plus or minus    mais ou menos (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
знак минус, недостаток, несуществующий, отрицательная величина, минус, лишенный чего-л.

idioms:

• plus or minus    плюс или минус, приблизительно

Español (Spanish)
prep. - menos
adj. - menos
n. - menos, signo menos, cantidad negativa, desventaja

idioms:

• plus or minus    más o menos

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - minus, utan
adj. - minus-, negativ
n. - minus(tecken), negativ kvantitet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减, 没有, 失去, 减的, 阴性的, 负的, 负号, 不足

idioms:

• plus or minus    加或减, 大约, 大概

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 減, 沒有, 失去
adj. - 減的, 陰性的, 負的
n. - 負號, 不足

idioms:

• plus or minus    加或減, 大約, 大概

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~을 뺀, ~없이
adj. - 마이너스의, 부정적인, ~보다 떨어진
n. - 마이너스, 부족한 것, (수학) 음수

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 引いた, …のない
adj. - マイナスの, 負の, 陰の, 有害な, 下位の
n. - マイナス, 負量, 負数, 不足, マイナス記号

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) أقل من (صفه) سالب (الاسم) ناقص, كميه سالبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮פחות, מינוס, חסר‬
adj. - ‮שלילי, מתחת לאפס, חסר‬
n. - ‮סימן החיסור‬

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