minus

Minus. prep. (mathematics) Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). [from 15th c.] (informal) Without; deprived of. [from 19th c.] n. (mathematics) The minus sign (−). [from 16th c.] (mathematics) A negative quantity. [from 18th c.] A downside or disadvantage. [from 20th c.] adj. 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.] v. (transitive, colloquial) To subtract. [from 20th c.]