{
    "term": "minus",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used when you subtract (= take away) one number or thing from another one",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Seven minus three is four (7 − 3 = 4)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the former Soviet Union, minus the Baltic republics and Georgia"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to express temperature below zero degrees",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was minus ten."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees centigrade (−28°C)."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "without something that was there before",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're going to be minus a car for a while."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group found itself minus a bass player."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when the number mentioned may actually be more or less by a particular amount",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The margin of error was plus or minus three percentage points."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmaɪnəs/",
                "audio": "mi/minus/minus__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmaɪnəs/",
                "audio": "mi/minus/minus__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from Latin, neuter of minor ‘less’."
}