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How to pronounce “minus”
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Pronunciation guide for minus
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of minus with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Summing it Up
It's S1 minus 1, because we're missing the 1.
- Definition summary
- (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce minus
Summing it Up
It's S1 minus 1, because we're missing the 1.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “minus”
Meaning
- [Preposition]
- (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.]
- (informal) Without; deprived of. [from 19th c.]
- [Noun]
- (mathematics) The minus sign (−). [from 16th c.]
- (mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.]
- A downside or disadvantage. [from 20th c.]
- [Adjective]
- Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction. [from 18th c.]
- That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. [from 19th c.]
- (colloquial, obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket. [19th c.]
- (postpositive) Ranking just below (a designated rating). [from 19th c.]
- [Verb]
- (transitive, colloquial) To subtract. [from 20th c.]
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