Plus vs Additional - What's the difference?
plus | additional | Synonyms |
sum of the previous one and the following one.
(colloquial) with; having in addition
and also; in addition
A positive quantity.
An asset or useful addition.
(arithmetic) A plus sign: .
Being positive rather than negative or zero.
Positive, or involving advantage.
(physics) Electrically positive.
(informal) To add; to subject to addition.
Supplemental or added to something.
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Plus is a synonym of additional.
As nouns the difference between plus and additional
is that plus is plus while additional is something added.As an adjective additional is
supplemental or added to something.plus
English
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Two plus two equals four.
- A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
- I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
- Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
Synonyms
* andAntonyms
* minusDerived terms
* plus signNoun
(en-noun)- He is a real plus to the team.
Synonyms
* (useful addition) asset * plus signAntonyms
* (useful addition) liability, minus * minus, minus signAdjective
(-)- -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
- He is a plus factor.
- A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
Derived terms
* ** on the plus sideSynonyms
* (being positive rather than negative or zero) positive * advantageous, good, positiveAntonyms
* (being positive rather than negative or zero) minus, negative * bad, disadvantageous, minus, negativeVerb
See also
* add * addition * times ----additional
English
Adjective
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