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sur·plus
(sûr′pləs, -plŭs′)adj.
Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.
n.
1. An amount or quantity in excess of what is needed.
2. Accounting
a. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.
b. Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.
c. Excess of receipts over expenditures.
[Middle English, an excess, surplus, from Old French, an excess, from Medieval Latin superplūs : Latin super-, super- + Latin plūs, more; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
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surplus
(ˈsɜːpləs)n, pl -pluses
1. a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting
a. an excess of total assets over total liabilities
b. an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stock
c. an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time
3. (Economics) economics
a. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year
b. an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments
adj
being in excess; extra
[C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin superplūs, from Latin super- + plūs more]
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sur•plus
(ˈsɜr plʌs, -pləs)n., adj., v. -plussed -plused, -plus•sing -plus•ing. n.
1. something that remains above what is used or needed.
2. an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
3. the excess of assets over liabilities, esp. the excess of net worth over capital-stock value.
adj. 4. being a surplus; being in excess of what is required or used: surplus wheat.
v.t. 5. to treat as surplus; sell off.
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| Noun | 1. |  surplus - a quantity much larger than is neededovermuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" |
| Adj. | 1. | surplus - 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" unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary |
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surplus
noun
1. excess, surfeit, superabundance, superfluity Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
excess lack, deficit, shortage, deficiency, shortfall, dearth, paucity, insufficiency
excess lack, deficit, shortage, deficiency, shortfall, dearth, paucity, insufficiency
adjective
1. extra, spare, excess, remaining, odd, in excess, left over, unused, superfluous Few people have large sums of surplus cash.
extra lacking, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, limited, falling short, scant, deficient, scanty
extra lacking, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, limited, falling short, scant, deficient, scanty
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
surplus
adjectiveBeing more than is needed, desired, or appropriate:
An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:
excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplusage.
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Translations
přebytekpřebytečný
overskudoverskydende
ylijäämäylimääräinen
višaksuvišan
fölösleg
umframbirgîir; offramleiîsla
余り余分な
나머지나머지의
lieks daudzumspārpalikums
prebytok
överskottöverskotts-
เป็นส่วนเกินจำนวนที่เกิน
lượng dưthừa
surplus
[ˈsɜːpləs]A. N (surpluses (pl))
1. (= excess) → exceso m (Comm, Agr) (from overproduction) → excedente m
a surplus of teachers → un exceso de profesores
the 1995 wheat surplus → el excedente or los excedentes de trigo de 1995
a pair of army surplus boots → un par de botas provenientes de excedentes militares
a surplus of teachers → un exceso de profesores
the 1995 wheat surplus → el excedente or los excedentes de trigo de 1995
a pair of army surplus boots → un par de botas provenientes de excedentes militares
B. ADJ → sobrante (Comm, Agr) (from overproduction) → excedentario, excedente
surplus energy → energía f sobrante
to be surplus to requirements → no ser ya necesario, sobrar
stocks surplus to requirements → existencias fpl que exceden de las necesidades
I was made to feel surplus to requirements (iro) → hicieron que me sintiera (como que estaba) de más
surplus energy → energía f sobrante
to be surplus to requirements → no ser ya necesario, sobrar
stocks surplus to requirements → existencias fpl que exceden de las necesidades
I was made to feel surplus to requirements (iro) → hicieron que me sintiera (como que estaba) de más
C. CPD surplus stock N → saldos mpl
sale of surplus stock → liquidación f de saldos
surplus store N → tienda f de excedentes
sale of surplus stock → liquidación f de saldos
surplus store N → tienda f de excedentes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
surplus
[ˈsɜːrpləs]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
surplus
n → Überschuss m (→ of an +dat); a balance of trade surplus → ein Überschuss m → in der Handelsbilanz
adj → überschüssig; (of countable objects) → überzählig; surplus value → Mehrwert m; Army surplus boots → Stiefel pl; sale of surplus stock → Verkauf m → von Lagerbeständen; have you any surplus sheets I could borrow? → hast du Laken übrig, die ich mir borgen könnte?; it is surplus to (my) requirements → das benötige ich nicht; surplus store Geschäft, das billig Lagerbestände verkauft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
surplus
[ˈsɜːpləs]1. n (Fin, Comm) → surplus m inv
to have a surplus of sth → avere qc in eccedenza
labour surplus → eccedenza di manodopera
to have a surplus of sth → avere qc in eccedenza
labour surplus → eccedenza di manodopera
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
surplus
(ˈsəˈpləs) noun the amount left over when what is required has been used etc. Canada produces a surplus of raw materials; (also adjective) surplus stocks; The country had a trade surplus (= exported more than it imported) last month.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
surplus
→ فَائِض, فَضْل přebytečný, přebytek overskud, overskydende Überschuss, überschüssig περίσσευμα, περίσσιος excedente, sobrante ylijäämä, ylimääräinen supplémentaire, surplus suvišan, višak eccedente, eccedenza 余り, 余分な 나머지, 나머지의 overtollig, surplus overskudd, overskytende nadmiar, w nadmiarze excedente избыточный, излишек överskott, överskotts- เป็นส่วนเกิน, จำนวนที่เกิน fazla, fazlalık lượng dư, thừa 剩余, 多余的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
surplus
n., a. sobrante, excedente.
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