PLUS OR MINUS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

plus or minus

adverb

Definition of plus or minus

as in approximately

close to but not exactly I have plus or minus five dollars in change

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Recent Examples of plus or minus Here, purchaser simply put money in, and got money back, plus or minus their investment return, and less fees and expenses. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023 With only about 340 individuals — plus or minus seven — remaining, according to a report released in the fall by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, the whales are VIP visitors to the region's waters. — Heather McCarron, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023 The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval. — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023 For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million. — Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for plus or minus

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By adjusting the electron-trapping layer, the researchers could tune the device’s current recovery time across an approximately fivefold range.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
That changed during Family Night, when Green Bay had some of its younger players and newcomers do live tackling for approximately 10 plays late in practice.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of approximately

Adverb

Abnormal Studios, a Westec Media Limited subsidiary, brings roughly 100 titles a year to market across Southeast Asia as well as Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mongolia and Nepal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
The company has committed to investing at least $1 billion to construct one roughly 300,000-square-foot facility, but the campus could expand to include up to five primary buildings, officials have said.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of roughly

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In an exclusive chat with PEOPLE at the premiere on Sunday, Hathaway opened up about how pregnancy feels different this time around in her 40s.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
These meteors are debris from comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle, entering Earth’s atmosphere at around 37 miles per second (59 kilometers per second), according to the American Meteor Society.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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