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surplus::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary |
surplus cheese distributed to the needy.
surplus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excess, nimiety, surplusage |
| Type of | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance |
Examples of surplus
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Germany continued to have by far the largest trade surplus in the currency area.
From the online.wsj.com
The threshold frequency, separating deficit and surplus, corresponds to 217 GHz.
From the sciencedaily.com
By turning your surplus left-hand gloves inside out you can restore the balance.
From the newscientist.com
A forecast increase in China's surplus ought to mean a bigger deficit elsewhere.
From the economist.com
Resultantly, the out come of huge financial deficit appear as to budget surplus.
From the economist.com
That sounds like a political rationale for getting to surplus, wouldn't you say?
From the theaustralian.com.au
China is of course a very successful exporter, with a substantial trade surplus.
From the economist.com
The country's current account, in surplus for many years, has slid into deficit.
From the economist.com
This change would increase the Medicare trust fund's surplus by the same amount.
From the forbes.com
- Excess: a quantity much larger than is needed
- Excess: 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 ...
- The term surplus is used in economics for several related quantities. The consumer surplus (sometimes named consumer's surplus or consumers' surplus) is the amount that consumers benefit by being able to purchase a product for a price that is less than the most that they would be willing to pay. ...
- "The Surplus" is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's eighty-second episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on December 4, 2008 on NBC.
- 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; The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose; assets ...
- (Surpluses) The amount by which resources as expressed by the supply model exceed needs as expressed by the demand model.
- The amount by which assets exceed liabilities.
- Excess firm energy available from a utility or region for which there is no market at the established rates.
- Amount by which available funds exceed spending during a fiscal year.
