surplus

IPA: sˈɝpɫʌs

noun

  • That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
  • Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
  • (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
  • (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.

verb

  • (transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.

adjective

  • Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.
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Examples of "surplus" in Sentences

  • The surplus products are in the basement.
  • The surplus is the candidate's vote minus the quota.
  • The goal of the capitalist is to produce surplus value.
  • Much of the surplus labor migrated to the United States.
  • I value the surplus of information the world has to offer.
  • The difference between the two prices is the consumer surplus.
  • However the surrounding bodies of water feed the surplus olives.
  • The figures indicate the first surplus in the history of the city state.
  • Decoration is surplus to requirements by the very definition of the word.
  • At the end of the ceremony, the goal was achieved and with a huge surplus.

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