: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.Ana Marie Cox

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Taye Diggs had an extra special plus-one last night! Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 According to a statement, Airbnb will accept requests to book the no-cost experience, then select two groups of eight guests, each of whom will be allowed a plus-one. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024 Travelers with the high-end Capital One Venture X credit card get complimentary access and a plus-one, while Venture & Spark Miles cardholders get in for $45. Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024 The switch in their dynamic, with Kate in an official position of power and Hal as her plus-one, causes much of the tension of the first season. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plus-one 

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plus-one was in 1977

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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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