| 单词 | surplus |
| 释义 | surplus /serr"plus, -pleuhs/, n., adj., v., surplussed or surplused, surplussing or surplusing. n. 1. something that remains above what is used or needed. 2. an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed. 3. agricultural 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. 4. Accounting. a. the 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. b. an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities. adj. 5. being a surplus; being in excess of what is required: surplus wheat. v.t. 6. to treat as surplus; sell off; retire: The government surplussed some of its desert lands. [1325-75; ME (n.) < OF < ML superplus, equiv. to super- SUPER- + plus PLUS] Syn. 1. superabundance. See remainder. |
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