plus sign

noun

Arithmetic.

1. the symbol (+) indicating summation or a positive quality.

plus sign

noun

1. the symbol +, indicating addition or positive quantity

Word History and Origins

Origin of plus sign¹

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

The monikers will not carry a plus sign or any other designation that suggest the product differs from what’s on TV, and that’s by design.

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The new streaming service from CNN, which will launch this fall, will also simply be called CNN without a plus sign or any other designation that separates it from the core network.

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Mykola Rogozovets and fellow members of his unit started drawing little plus signs in the dirt of their bunker while artillery shook the ground around them.

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But the soldiers were focused on their screens, specifically on a line of Russian troops and heavy equipment dug in a short distance away and marked with red plus signs.

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Tap the plus sign on the bottom right and choose “Scan” from the available options.

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