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(arithmetic) Made less or reduced by
“Three minus two is one.”
Without, deprived of (something)
“He was there with his whole family that day, minus his eldest daughter.”
With, or to, the exclusion of
A decrease in an amount
“Compared to the closing price yesterday, this is a minus of 0.61%.”
Something or someone whose presence or behavior is likely to be disadvantageous
“The extremely poor documentation is a real minus to a novice or first-time user.”
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term
Deficiency in quantity or quality
Being a negative quantity or number
“When the subtrahend is larger than the minuend, the remainder obtained by subtracting the minuend from the subtrahend is a minus number.”
Lacking or without a given thing, element or quality
(free of, free from) Not subject to or affected by something
Of little consequence or significance
Meager or little in amount
To subtract or take away an amount from another
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