American English pronunciation
How to pronounce surplus
IPA transcription: ['sɚpləs]
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['sɚpləs]
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['sɚpləs]
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Noun
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a quantity much larger than is needed
Adjective
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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”
Usage examples
- The property was returned to the Navy which declared the units surplus.
- However, he played just six games for them and was deemed surplus to requirements.
- Wilderness quests, ruins, and dungeons were added to fill surplus space.
- Sounding rockets often use military surplus rocket motors.
- An example of a good with generally high consumer surplus is drinking water.
- The purpose of folwarks was to produce surplus produce for export.
- The first "Ranger" was also a wooden-hulled military surplus vessel.
- This resulted in Sweden at the time having the world's largest surplus of lumber.
- Japan would reduce its trade surplus and cut interest rates.
- Any premium received over the par value is credited to capital surplus.