surplus
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sur·plus
[sur-pluhs, -pluh
s] noun, adjective, verb, sur·plussed or sur·plused, sur·plus·sing or sur·plus·ing. noun
1.
something that remains above what is used or needed.
2.
an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
3.
agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, especially such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.
4.
Accounting.
a.
the excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence of a business, excepting assets against which stock certificates have been issued; excess of net worth over capital-stock value.
b.
an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities.
adjective
5.
being a surplus; being in excess of what is required: surplus wheat.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to treat as surplus; sell off; retire: The government surplussed some of its desert lands.
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surplus (ˈsɜːpləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -pluses | |
| 1. | a quantity or amount in excess of what is required |
| 2. | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 4. | being in excess; extra |
| [C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin superplūs, from Latin | |
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surplus definition
An unsold quantity of a good resulting from a lack of equilibrium in a market. For example, if a price is artificially high, sellers will bring more goods to the market than buyers will be willing to buy. (Compare shortage.)
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Example sentences
Extra power needed can be pulled from the batteries, surplus power is stored in the batteries.
In theory, this would cure our cholesterol problems, creating a surplus of the good stuff and a shortage of the bad.
The oil exporters' current-account surplus is set to drop by more than two-thirds.
In some cases, homeowners may be able to sell surplus energy to the electric company.
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