SURPLUS definition: 1. (an amount that is) more than is needed: 2. the amount of money you have left when you sell…. Learn more.

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 ...

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 ...

noun plural surpluses : an amount (such as an amount of money) that is more than the amount that is needed

7 дней назад · an amount of something that is more than you need излишек, избыток Every year we produce a huge surplus of meat.

5 дней назад · 1. variable noun If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed. Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.

[countable, uncountable] an amount that is extra or more than you need food surpluses Wheat was in surplus that year.

surplus · noun. a quantity much larger than is needed. synonyms: excess, nimiety, surplusage. see moresee less. type of: · adjective. more than is needed, ...

What does the word surplus mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word surplus, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for ...