See Also: surplus 1, noun(dictionary)
surplus(dictionary)
Surplus(money)
SURPLUS(law)
Surplus(finance)
consumer's surplus(encyclopedia)
Economic surplus(finance)
Capital surplus(finance)
Budget surplus(finance)
Regulatory surplus(finance)

surplus 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin superplus, from Latin plus 'more']
an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used
-synonym excess excess
::Any surplus can be trimmed away.
surplus of
::a surplus of crude oil
the amount of money that a country or company has left after it has paid for all the things it needs
::a huge budget surplus of over ¡ê16 billion
-see also trade surplus