SURPLUS
\sˈɜːpləs], \sˈɜːpləs], \s_ˈɜː_p_l_ə_s]\
Definitions of SURPLUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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a quantity much larger than is needed
By Princeton University
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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.
By Oddity Software
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That which remains over and above what is required; excess.
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Exceeding what is used or needed; as, surplus supplies.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French, Latin] That which remains when use is satisfied ; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted ;-balance of cash in hand ;- excess of income over expenditure ;- amount of divisible profits :-residue of an estate after debts and legacies are paid.
