Meaning of surplus | Babel Free
ˈsɝˌplʌsDefinitions
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That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage. countable, uncountable
- Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.
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Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. countable, uncountable
- Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:de trop, excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary.
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The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose. countable, uncountable
- An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplusage.
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assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted. countable, uncountable
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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
- , a. sobrante, excedente.
- An amount or quantity in excess of what is needed.
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Accounting a. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities. Accounting
- a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
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(Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. an excess of total assets over total liabilities accounting
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(Economics) economics a. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year economics
Equivalents
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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