PLUSAGES Synonyms

• the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

• (tennis) first point scored after deuce

• benefit resulting from some event or action

• give an advantage to

• financial assistance in time of need

• something that aids or promotes well-being

• a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

• derive a benefit from

• be beneficial for

• a quantity that is added

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

• obtain

• win something through one's efforts

• derive a benefit from

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• rise in rate or price

• increase or develop

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• increase (one's body weight)

• any admirable quality or attribute

• the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

• be worthy or deserving

• an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

• gain or regain energy

• A positive quantity.

• An asset or useful addition.

• A plus sign: +.

• To add; to subject to addition.

• (often followed by 'up') To increase in magnitude.

• To improve.

• To provide critical feedback by giving suggestions for improvement rather than criticisms.

• (sales) To sell additional related items with an original purchase.

• To frame in a positive light; to provide a sympathetic interpretation.

• (social media) To give a mark of approval on Google+.

• To increase the potency of a remedy by diluting it in water and stirring.

• (optometry) To increase a correction.

• a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

• a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

• (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship

• bestow a privilege upon

• the property of being physically or mentally strong

• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

• physical energy or intensity

• an asset of special worth or utility

• the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty

• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

• the condition of financial success

• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force