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minus

[mahy-nuhs] / ˈmaɪ nəs /
ADJECTIVE
diminished
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
on the negative side
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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“The artist is really making all the money minus the cost of the ticket price, and the venue is really just making money off the bar.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

That was weaker than expectations of economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal, who anticipated minus 28.1.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

It covers all financial and non-financial assets, primarily property, minus debts, with asset values converted into dollars.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Looking at historical trends, Klement calculates the expected returns from U.S. stocks standing at these valuations are minus 2% over the next decade.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

"We are go for launch and will proceed on schedule. We are T minus four minutes, ten seconds to launch . . . mark."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Watch personal-tech columnist Nicole Nguyen review the pluses and minuses of all the new hot wearable fitness trackers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The net effect of these pluses and minuses is unknown.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

So, as an introvert, what are the pluses and minuses there?

From Salon Apr. 29, 2025

Pluses and minuses, we get along but we are not close.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander




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