adjectivesmaller than, of a smaller size or of a smaller value ExamplesWe do not grant credit for sums of less than £100. • He sold it for less than he had paid for it.prepositionminus, with a sum removed Examplespurchase price less 15 per cent discount • interest less service chargesadverbnot as much minus, with a sum removed not as much smaller than, of a smaller size or of a smaller value