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plus-one

or plus one

[ pluhs-wuhn ]

noun

  1. a person who accompanies someone to a party or other event when the invitation allows the invited guest to bring another person:

    I phoned Tom to ask if he would be my plus-one at the gala.



plus-one

noun

  1. informal.
    a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plus-one1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

The length should be the headsize measurement plus one-half inch.

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