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Defenition of the word surplus

    • Defenition of the word surplus

      • The extent to which assets exceed liabilities, especially the profits remaining after operating expenses, taxes, interest and insurance costs are subtracted. (Source: IVW)
      • More than is needed, desired, or required.
      • more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
      • a quantity much larger than is needed
      • more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare
      • more than is needed, desired, or required

    Synonyms for the word surplus

      • excess
      • extra
      • redundant
      • spare
      • supererogatory
      • superfluous
      • supernumerary
      • surplusage

    Similar words in the surplus

      • unnecessary
      • unneeded

    Hypernyms for the word surplus

      • overabundance
      • overmuch
      • overmuchness
      • superabundance

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