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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. [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] ThesaurusNoun | 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 |
surplusnoun1. 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, scantysurplusadjectiveBeing 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.Translationssurplus (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) surplus → 剩余zhCN, 多余的zhCNsurplus
surplus Economicsa. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year b. an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments Surplus Related to Surplus: Surplus fundsSURPLUS. That which is left from a fund which has been appropriated for a particular purpose; the remainder of a thing; the overplus the residue. (q.v.) See 18 Ves. 466. 2. The following is an example of a surplus; if a thing be put in pledge as a security to pay one hundred dollars, and it be afterwards sold for one hundred and fifty dollars, the fifty dollars will be the surplus. Wolff, Inst. Sec. 697. See Overplus; Residue. surplus
Federal deficit (surplus)When federal government expenditures are exceeded by (are less than) federal government revenue.SurplusThe amount by which the revenue of a government from taxes, tariffs and other sources exceeds its expenditures. A surplus means that the budget is likely healthy, at least in the short-term, and in any case the government does not have to resort to borrowing. Some economists believe that a budget surplus or deficit has only minor importance, while others believe that it is very important to maintain a surplus if at all possible. Most U.S. states are required to maintain either a surplus or a balanced budget, while the federal government is not. See also: Federal deficit.surplus1. Equity in excess of par value. Surplus includes additional paid-in capital and retained earnings.2. See retained earnings.surplus Related to surplus: Surplus funds surplus is not available in the list of acronyms. Check:- general English dictionary
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surplus Related to surplus: Surplus fundsSynonyms for surplusnoun excessSynonyms- excess
- surfeit
- superabundance
- superfluity
Antonyms- lack
- deficit
- shortage
- deficiency
- shortfall
- dearth
- paucity
- insufficiency
adj extraSynonyms- extra
- spare
- excess
- remaining
- odd
- in excess
- left over
- unused
- superfluous
Antonyms- lacking
- inadequate
- insufficient
- scarce
- limited
- falling short
- scant
- deficient
- scanty
Synonyms for surplusadj being more than is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- de trop
- excess
- extra
- spare
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- supernumerary
noun an amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriateSynonyms- excess
- fat
- glut
- overage
- overflow
- overmuch
- overrun
- overstock
- oversupply
- superfluity
- surplusage
Synonyms for surplusnoun a quantity much larger than is neededSynonymsRelated Words- overmuch
- overmuchness
- superabundance
- overabundance
adj more than is needed, desired, or requiredSynonyms- excess
- extra
- redundant
- supererogatory
- supernumerary
- superfluous
- spare
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