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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•plus /ˈsɜrplʌs, -pləs/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -plussed or -plused, -plus•sing or -plus•ing.
n. - something that remains above what is used or needed:[countable]a surplus of oil.
- an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed:[uncountable]the labor surplus in Sweden.
adj. [before a noun] - being a surplus:surplus wheat.
v. [~ + object] - to treat as surplus;
sell off.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sur•plus (sûr′plus, -pləs),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -plussed or -plused, -plus•sing or -plus•ing.
n. - something that remains above what is used or needed.
- an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
- Agricultureagricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, esp. such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.
- Business[Accountableing.]
- Businessthe excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence of a business, excepting assets against which stock certificates have been issued;
excess of net worth over capital-stock value. - Businessan amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities.
adj. - being a surplus;
being in excess of what is required:surplus wheat.
v.t. - to treat as surplus;
sell off;
retire:The government surplussed some of its desert lands.
- Medieval Latin superplus, equivalent. to super- super- + plus plus
- Old French
- Middle English (noun, nominal) 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged superabundance. See remainder.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: surplus /ˈsɜːpləs/ n ( pl -pluses)- a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
- an excess of total assets over total liabilities
- an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stock
- an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time
- an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year
- an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments
adj - being in excess; extra
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin superplūs, from Latin super- + plūs more |