A+

See also: a+, A, A−, and Appendix:Variations of "a"

Translingual

Symbol

A+

1. (music) Symbol for A augmented.
2. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is upper-medium grade with low risk of default.

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

A+ (plural A+'s)

1. An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions. Slightly better than an A.

   Synonym: A plus

2. (slang) The highest possible rating.

   Synonym: A plus

   I give this novel an A+.

3. (baseball) Single A advanced league.

See also

• A++

Adjective

A+ (comparative more A+, superlative most A+)

1. (slang) Synonym of A-plus (“excellent, outstanding”).

   Synonyms: first-rate; see also Thesaurus:excellent

   • 2024 February 13, Elizabeth Logan, “Channing Tatum Brought His Daughter Everly to an Anime Premiere Like the A+ Dad He Is”, in Glamour‎^[1]:

     This is a girl who got tickets to a cool thing because her dad is a celeb, and frankly, it's what we love to see. That's A-plus dadding right there. Use your fame to indulge your daughter's hobbies or why even be famous? [see title]

Proper noun

A+

1. Initialism of Atheism Plus.

French

Etymology

See à plus.

Interjection

A+

1. (text messaging) Initialism of à plus.