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plus

An informal term for 1/64. Half of 1/32, the smallest increment commonly used to quote the price of an agency security. For example, a quoted price of 101 and 5/32 plus is equivalent to 101 and 11/64ths. American Banker Glossary

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Used to quote a price in 64ths. dealers in government bonds normally give price quotes in 32nds. To quote a bid or offer in 64ths, they use pluses; a dealer who bids 4+ is bidding the handle plus 4/32 + 1/64, which equals the handle plus 9/64. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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▪ I. plus plus ¹ [plʌs] preposition

1. used when one amount or number is added to another:

• Weekend calls cost a $1 base fee, plus $1 a minute.

• His salary is £30,000 a year, plus bonuses.

2. used when giving the second reason for something:

• Cost-cutting, plus strong sales, enabled the company to break even.

3. plus or minus used to say that a number may be more or less by a certain amount:

• The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

[m0] ▪ II. plus plus ² noun [countable]

an advantage or good feature of something:

• One of the pluses of the job is having really supportive colleagues.

• A huge plus factor is the central location of the hotel.

[m0] ▪ III. plus plus ³ adjective

1. 50/100 etc plus more than 50, 100 etc:

• Some waterside apartments are selling at £250,000 plus.

• the 80-plus employees of his television company

2. plus tick FINANCE on a stockmarket, if shares are sold on a plus tick, they are sold at a higher price than their previous one:

• He traded near the close of the day on either a plus tick or a zero-plus tick (= where the price is unchanged ) .

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plus UK US /plʌs/ preposition

► used to say that one amount or number is being added to another: »The apartment costs $900 a month, plus $100 for the parking space.
»You will get twenty-five days paid leave per year, plus bank holidays.
»He will be asked to repay the damages and costs awarded plus interest.

► and also: »Most campsites have shower facilities, plus a small store and cafe where you can stock up on supplies.

→ Compare MINUS(Cf. ↑ minus)

● plus or minus sth — Cf. plus or minus sth

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plus UK US /plʌs/ noun [C]

► (plural plusses, or pluses) an advantage or a good feature: »Choice and control are two of the big pluses of their consumer-directed plan.

► (also plus sign) the + sign, written between two numbers to show that they should be added together

→ Compare MINUS(Cf. ↑ minus)

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plus UK US /plʌs/ adjective

► [after noun] more than the number or amount stated: »Those cars cost £15,000 plus.

► [before noun] used to show that something is an advantage or a good feature: a plus factor/point »US ski resorts have plenty of big plus points, such as reliable natural snow and some of the best ski schools in the world.
»On the plus side, sales are picking up and it is also debt-free at last.

→ Compare MINUS(Cf. ↑ minus)

Financial and business terms. 2012.