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Healer Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Is "plus" including or excluding?

I often hear people quoting a price so much plus so much. Does "plus" there mean to include or exclude?

  

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g. "it costs £100 plus VAT" or "£50 plus delivery"? The part after "plus" is an additional cost that needs to be added on.

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  • "it costs £100 plus VAT" or "£50 plus delivery"?
  • The part after "plus" is an additional cost that needs to be added on.
  • For example, if delivery is £5 then you pay £55 in total.
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Do you mean when someone says e.g. "it costs £100 plus VAT" or "£50 plus delivery"? The part after "plus" is an additional cost that needs to be added on. For example, if delivery is £5 then you pay £55 in total.

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