Meaning & use
plus
In addition to; used to show that something is added to another amount or item.
See it in a sentence
The total cost was two hundred dollars plus tax and a small delivery fee.
The apartment has two bedrooms plus a small office space by the kitchen.
A note on using this word
Plus can also work as a conjunction meaning and also in informal speech, as in I was tired, plus it was raining.
Words with a similar meaning
andin addition to
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. noun
An advantage or positive feature of something.
The biggest plus of the new apartment is its short walk to the train station.
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