minus

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So if we divide the 4.92% yield on 20-year Treasury bonds by 1 minus a combined New York state and city income-tax rate of 9.876%, we have a fully taxable-equivalent yield of 5.46%.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

When analyzing the correlation between two data sets — or assets, or indexes — readings are scaled between minus 1 and 1, with 0 suggesting no relationship.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

An obvious model for the film is “Babe,” but minus the droll wit, the inspired lunacy and the filigreed plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

At the time, the company had $163 billion in “net cash,” or cash plus investments minus debt.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I’m wearing my birthday gift from Celia—a new purple flowered shirt that’s identical to the one I stained the morning of the math exam, minus the smoothie spot.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison