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    sur·plus
    [ˈsərpləs, ˈsərˌpləs]
    noun
    surplus (noun) · surpluses (plural noun)
    1. an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand:
      "exports of food surpluses"
      • an excess of income or assets over expenditure or liabilities in a given period, typically a fiscal year:
        "a trade surplus of $1.4 billion"
      • the excess value of a company's assets over the face value of its stock.
    adjective
    surplus (adjective)
    1. more than what is needed or used; excess:
      "make the most of your surplus cash"
      • denoting a store selling excess or out-of-date military equipment or clothing:
        "she had picked up her boots in an army surplus store"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French sourplus, from medieval Latin superplus, from super- ‘in addition’ + plus ‘more’.
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    noun
    1. an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand:
      excess
      surfeit
      overabundance
      superabundance
      superfluity
      oversupply
      glut
      profusion
      plethora
      remainder
      residue
      remnant
      remains
      leftovers
      oversufficiency
      Opposite:
      dearth
      shortage
      lack
      adjective
      1. more than what is needed or used; excess:
        excess
        excessive
        leftover
        left
        unused
        remaining
        extra
        additional
        reserve
        spare
        superfluous
        redundant
        unwanted
        unneeded
        dispensable
        disposable
        expendable
        useless
        de trop
        in excess
        not required
        uncalled for
        Opposite:
        necessary
        insufficient
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