surplus

sur·plus

S0917700 (sûr′pləs, -plŭs′)adj. Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.n.1. An amount or 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 superplūs : Latin super-, super- + Latin plūs, more; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

surplus

(ˈsɜːpləs) n, pl -pluses1. a quantity or amount in excess of what is required2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. an excess of total assets over total liabilitiesb. an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stockc. an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time3. (Economics) economics a. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial yearb. an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of paymentsadjbeing in excess; extra[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin superplūs, from Latin super- + plūs more]

sur•plus

(ˈsɜr plʌs, -pləs)

n., adj., v. -plussed -plused, -plus•sing -plus•ing. n. 1. something that remains above what is used or needed. 2. an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed. 3. the excess of assets over liabilities, esp. the excess of net worth over capital-stock value. adj. 4. being a surplus; being in excess of what is required or used: surplus wheat. v.t. 5. to treat as surplus; sell off. [1325–75; < Old French < Medieval Latin superplus=super- super- + plus plus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surplus - a quantity much larger than is neededexcess, nimiety, surplusageovermuch, 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, spareunnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

surplus

noun1. excess, surfeit, superabundance, superfluity Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
excess lack, deficit, shortage, deficiency, shortfall, dearth, paucity, insufficiencyadjective1. extra, spare, excess, remaining, odd, in excess, left over, unused, superfluous Few people have large sums of surplus cash.
extra lacking, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, limited, falling short, scant, deficient, scanty

surplus

adjectiveBeing more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:de trop, excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary.nounAn amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplusage.

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surplus

(ˈsəˈpləs) noun 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. 剩餘(物) 剩余（物）

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