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- Dictionarysurplus/ˈsəːpləs/
noun
- 1. an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply: "exports of food surpluses"
adjective
- 1. more than what is needed or used; excess: "make the most of your surplus cash"
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the amount of money you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you own: a budget / trade surplus. Fortunately the company's bank account is currently in surplus. Fewer examples. A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market. The chemical industry has a large and growing trade surplus.
Sep 19, 2024 · A surplus describes the amount of an asset or resource that exceeds the portion needed and used. A surplus can refer to income, profits, capital, and goods. A surplus...
the amount of money you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you own: a budget / trade surplus. Fortunately the company's bank account is currently in surplus. Fewer examples. A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market. The chemical industry has a large and growing trade surplus.
noun. sur· plus ˈsər- (ˌ)pləs. Synonyms of surplus. 1. a. : the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied. b. : an excess of receipts over disbursements. 2. : the excess of a corporation's net worth over the par or stated value of its stock. surplus. 2 of 2. adjective. : more than the amount that is needed : constituting a surplus.
Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. Few people have large sums of surplus cash. I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements. Synonyms: extra, spare, excess, remaining More Synonyms of surplus. 3. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent. a surplus of £400 million. in surplus The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports). Collocations International relations.
A surplus is something extra or left over. If your tree produces more apples than you can eat, you can make applesauce with the surplus of apples.
Definition of surplus noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
SURPLUS definition: an amount of something that is more than you need: . Learn more.
Definitions of 'surplus'. 1. If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed. [...] 2. Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. [...] 3. If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
