surplus
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrpləs/
:
excedente
- Twenty-five percent of the energy is required for in-plant needs; 75 percent is surplus energy that is sold.
- surplus military
- surplus to requirements
- surplus equipment
I'm healthy, I have surplus calories, I have surplus strength, I have surplus testosterone.
- I'm healthy, I have surplus calories, I have surplus strength, I have surplus testosterone.
- Because of this mechanism, demand contraction in deficit countries was always matched by demand expansion in surplus countries.
- Now, the catch becomes that for a long time, what we would do when we had times of surplus men, as they call them.
Examples
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"These are simply surplus items," Albertus said.
Fiction book (1991) -
She stood feeling utterly surplus to requirements, in fact, in every way, and listened to Seb chatting away animatedly to the exquisite newcomer.
Fiction book (2001) -
These people are simply surplus to requirements.
Blog text (11) -
Guys who fall in this category are just surplus population!
Blog text (14) -
If surplus electric power were produced, the institution could easily sell it to the outside electric grid and make money to offset fuel costs.
Academic text (2006) -
Now the working classes are obsolete, they are surplus to society's needs.
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Surplus money in a good year is often saved to meet unpredictable or ad hoc expenditures, such as a wedding, house construction, or grave illness.
Academic text (2003) -
The company decided to donate its surplus supplies to local charities instead of disposing of them.
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After the harvest, we had a surplus of fruits and vegetables, which we shared with our neighbors.
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With the budget cut, there was no longer a surplus of funds for additional staff in the department.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
More than is needed or expected
103
2.1
Not needed right now and free to use
77
4.1
More than needed or wanted
64
3.7
More than you need, for example money or time
49
5.1
More than needed and not useful because it repeats something
22
7.0
More than what is needed or useful
1
9.0
More than the usual or needed number
1
5.8
More than is needed or wanted
More than needed and no longer useful
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
A country sells more goods to other countries than it buys from them
How Excessive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Surplus comes from Old French parts sur- meaning 'over' and plus meaning 'more', like the English word plus. So when something is surplus it is 'more' than needed — extra or leftover.