plus-one
noun
: 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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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
But in Sunday night’s episode, the stakes are raised when Reenie brings a plus-one (guest star Michael Rady) to a luxury retreat and introduces him to Colter.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
But in Sunday night’s episode, the stakes are raised when Reenie brings a plus-one (guest star Michael Rady) to a luxury retreat and introduces him to Colter.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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