minus
preposition
[ ˈmʌɪnəs ]
• with the subtraction of.
• "what's ninety three minus seven?"
• (of temperature) below zero by.
• "minus 40 degrees centigrade"
minus
adjective
• (before a number) below zero; negative.
• "minus five"
• (after a grade) rather worse than.
• "C minus"
• having a negative electric charge.
minus
noun
• short for minus sign.
• a disadvantage.
• "for every plus with this equipment there can be a minus"
Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin, neuter of minor ‘less’.
