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1. (arithmetic) A plus sign: +.Synonyms: plus sign

1. (physics) Electrically positive.Examples: "A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole."not-comparable

2. (postpositive, somewhat informal) (Of a quantity) Equal to or greater than; or more; upwards.Examples: "The bus can fit 60 plus kids, but we only get 48."informalnot-comparablepostpositional

3. (postpostitive, informal) And more.Examples: "Have you been to Brazil, Bhutan, or Botswana? Well, I haven't and I'm reday ^([sic]) to go ― almost anywhere interesting actually. Warm, wise world traveler seeks equally exciting, self-sufficient soul for adventures plus."informalnot-comparable

1. (informal) To add; to subject to addition.Examples: "For him y is a unique number, like 7, but for the time being unknown — if one does the operation of 'plussing 4' one still has, as a result, a unique number even though one does not yet know what it is."; "The teacher observing the behavior of a child who is plussing or not-plussing is observing instances or not-instances of the concept of plussing."informal

2. (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.Examples: "I am doing a lot of writing here, plussing the script, adding sequences."; "We are losing at the street level a number of officers, but we are plussing up deputy positions."; "And I believe that, if we can't recognize that in retirement, we ought to recognize it in plussing up hazardous duty pay, plussing up sea duty pay and all those other things that recognize people that don't punch out on Saturday, on Friday afternoon and go home, and just, you know, go day after day after day."often

3. (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.Examples: "Good will is also secured by plussing the original purchase with another article that goes appropriately with it."; "Plussing the original sale creates a win-win situation. The customer benefits because it often saves him the time necessary to run back to the store for overlooked items."

4. (psychology) To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.Examples: "Plussing is a technique for enhancing a positive atmosphere in the session, for diminishing hostility, and for raising self-esteem."; "In addition to active listening as a general therapeutic strategy, Puryear identifies two specific techniques, plussing and paradox, that are used throughout the crisis intervention."; "When plussing, the intervenor introduces novel viewpoints that can increase the self-esteem of both the attacker and the target."

5. (social media, dated) To give a mark of approval on Google+.Examples: "How do you get others to add you or your brand to their circles? By creating and sharing useful content, commenting, plussing others' content and comments, and engaging with others on Google+."; "Everyone was plussing them or liking them or pinning them. The videos went viral."dated

6. (homeopathy) To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.Examples: "On hearing this, plussing was done (all medicated water of the phial was thrown away and fresh distilled was added and 10 strokes were given) on the 13th February 1974."; "From the remaining water a second dilution can be prepared plussing it to the next slightly higher potency."; "Plussing is used quite frequently in a patient who's quite sensitive or has an acute problem happening or needs to change his dose or need to take it over several days."