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Definition of plus-minus adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plus-minus

adverb
 
/ˌplʌs ˈmaɪnəs/
 
/ˌplʌs ˈmaɪnəs/
(South African English)
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  1. (used when you are giving a figure that is not exact) approximately
    • ‘How many people were there?’ ‘Plus-minus thirty.’
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