surplus

sur·plus  (sûrpls, -pls)

adj.

Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.

n.

1. An amount or a quantity in excess of what is needed.

2. Accounting

a. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.

b. Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.

c. Excess of receipts over expenditures.

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[Middle English, an excess, surplus, from Old French, an excess, from Medieval Latin superpls : Latin super-, super- + Latin pls, more; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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surplus

Noun

1. a quantity or amount left over in excess of what is required

2. Accounting an excess of income over spending

Adjective

being in excess; extra: surplus to requirements [Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surplus - a quantity much larger than is needed excess, nimiety, surplusage overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
Adj.	1.	surplus - more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, superfluous, spare unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

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surplus

noun 1. excess, surfeit, superabundance, superfluity << OPPOSITE shortage

adjective 2. extra, spare, excess, remaining, odd, in excess, left over, unused, superfluous << OPPOSITE insufficient

Translations

surplus [ˈsəːpləs] n → excedente m;

(COMM) → superávit m

adj (COMM) → excedente, sobrante;

to have a surplus of sth → tener un excedente de algo;

it is surplus to our requirements → nos sobra;

surplus stock → saldos mpl

surplus [ˈsəːpləs] n → surplus m, excédent m

adj → en surplus, de trop;

(Comm) → excédentaire;

it is surplus to our requirements → cela dépasse nos besoins;

surplus stock → surplus m

surplus [ˈsəːpləs] n → Überschuss m

adj → überschüssig;

it is surplus to our requirements → das benötigen wir nicht

surplus [ˈsəːpləs] n → eccedenza;

(ECON) → surplus m inv

adj → eccedente, d'avanzo;

it is surplus to our requirements → eccede i nostri bisogni;

surplus stock → merce f in sovrappiù

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surplus

n surplus [ˈsəˈpləs]

the amount left over when what is required has been used etc Canada produces a surplus of raw materials; (also adjective ) surplus stocks; The country had a trade surplus (= exported more than it imported) last month. surplus فائِض излишък přebytek; přebytečný overskud; -overskud; overskuds- der Überschust, Überschuß-... πλεόνασμα excedente ülejääk اضافي ylijäämä (en) surplus יִתרָה अधिशेष, बढ़ती višak, suvišak fölösleg surplus umframbirgðir; offramleiðsla surplus, eccesso; in eccesso 余り 여분, 과잉; 여분의 perteklius, perviršis pārpalikums; lieks daudzums berlebihan overschot overskudd; overskudds- nadwyżka, nadmiar excedente (în) surplus излишек prebytok; prebytočný presežek; presežen višak överskott จำนวนที่เกิน fazla, artık 剩餘(物) лишок, решта فاضل، زاءد از ضرورت số thừa, số thặng dư 剩余（物）