 
		
		Definition of less:
		
		
		(v) :
		
		to smaller extent; in lower degree
		
								
				"none the less."
			
			
	
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		negative comparative
		
								
				"I have less tea than you have."
			
			
	
		
		
		(preposition) :
		
		minus; not including
		
								
				"it should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business."