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surplus

/ˈsɝˌplʌs/noun, adjective2 syllables

Surplus means: more than is needed, desired, or required.

Synonyms for surplus21

noun, as in a quantity much larger than is needed

excess, surplusage, nimiety

adjective, as in more than is needed, desired, or required

excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, unnecessary, unneeded

also used for surplus

overquantity, oversum, superabundance, abundance, acrasia, acrasy, fat, excessiveness, exuberance, offcut

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What does surplus mean?2

adjective

1

more than is needed, desired, or required“trying to lose excess weight”

noun

1

a quantity much larger than is needed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Surplus in a sentence

  • Thanks to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled three-fold.unknown
  • Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.unknown
  • If there's a surplus, we'll give it to those in need.anzart
  • Thanks to exports, the trade surplus is maintained.Igider
  • Our surplus has swelled by nearly ten percent in this quarter.unknown
  • Japan's balance of payments has been running a huge surplus for many years.unknown
  • Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.CM
  • I bought a backpack at the army surplus store.captcrouton

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Forms of surplus

as a noun

plural
surpluses