as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses
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Recent Examples of minus
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Williams has posted a +91 total box plus/minus, which is good for fourth on the Thunder.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In reality, the shift has been a long-term thing, a calculation over time that player compensation plus free movement, minus boundaries of any sort, equals damage on multiple fronts.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The second unit was particularly energized by rookie guard Pelle Larsson, who along with Terry Rozier were the only Heat players with positive plus/minus ratings in the first half.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Williams has posted a +91 total box plus/minus, which is good for fourth on the Thunder.
—Nick Crain, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Preposition
On the foreign policy, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that 37 percent of respondents approved of Trump's handling of international relations, while 50 percent disapproved, resulting in a net approval rating of minus 13 points.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
In reality, the shift has been a long-term thing, a calculation over time that player compensation plus free movement, minus boundaries of any sort, equals damage on multiple fronts.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minus
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Everton is looking to break into this group but is at a disadvantage due to a period of financial and sporting uncertainty under its previous ownership, which led to points deductions during the 2022/23 season.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Pakistan has long been at a major disadvantage in its wars with India due to its vastly smaller land mass and population.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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At every turn, Pugh manages to come across as both normal and empowered without ever crossing into faux-relatability or meaningless girlbossisms.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
19 Apr. 2025
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But this franchise has now gone 14 seasons without making the playoffs, longer than any team in the history of the league.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In 1936, famed Olympic runner Jesse Owens raced a horse in a 100-yard dash and won thanks in part to a 40-yard handicap).—
Emily Barone,
Time,
19 July 2017
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LNK classes have done everything from installing handicap doors at Redwood to creating a Healthy Newborn site for Transitions that serves mothers going through addiction recovery.—
Brent Cooper,
Cincinnati.com,
17 July 2017
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This is not entirely a net negative, or at least not for everyone; background shows can have their place in an omnivorous TV diet.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Overall, McDonald sees the positives and negatives of the transfer portal.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The downside is that many people—including those who are aware of the book but haven’t quite got around to reading it—may hear a game-of-telephone version of the argument, not the argument itself.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The only downside is GM Terry Fontenot had to deal their 2026 first-rounder to do it.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minus. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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