minus
minus is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- account
- adieu
- allow
- and
- answer
- answerable
- application
- apply
- arrear
- back
- bad
- bail
- balance
- bank
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- become
- behind
- behindhand
- below
- bereavement
- bereft
- bill
- bogus
- borrow
- borrower
- both
- bottom
- break
- button
- candle
- capital
- charge
- chargeable
- check
- cheque
- come
- commonalty
- constable
- contract
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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