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Meaning of surplus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɝˌplʌs

Definitions

  1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.
  3. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:de trop, excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary.
  5. The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
    countable, uncountable
  6. An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplusage.
  7. assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
    countable, uncountable
  8. 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. surplus فائِض излишък excedente přebytek; přebytečný der Überschust, Überschuß-... overskud; -overskud; overskuds- πλεόνασμαexcedente ülejääk اضافي ylimäärä surplusיתרה अधिशेष, बढ़ती višak, suvišak fölösleg surplus umframbirgðir; offramleiðsla surplus, eccesso; in eccesso 余り 흑자 ...
    etc
  9. , a. sobrante, excedente.
  10. An amount or quantity in excess of what is needed.
  11. Accounting a. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.
    Accounting
  12. a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
  13. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. an excess of total assets over total liabilities
    accounting
  14. (Economics) economics a. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year
    economics

Equivalents

العربية الفائض فائض
Azərbaycanca artıq
Български излишък
Bosanski rešt
Català superàvit
Čeština nadbytek přebytek
Dansk overskud
Deutsch Rest Überschuss
Esperanto pluŝo
עברית עדף עודף
Hrvatski rešt
Italiano surplus
日本語 余り 余剰 剰余金
ქართული სიჭარბე
한국어 과잉 잉여 잔여 흑자
Nederlands overschot surplus
Shqip tepricë
Српски rešt
Svenska överskott
Tagalog labis
Türkçe artık

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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