surplus Hear it!

surplus definition

sur·plus (sʉr′plus′, -pləs)

noun

  1. a quantity or amount over and above what is needed or used; something left over; excess
    1. the excess of the assets of a business over its liabilities for a given period
    2. the excess of the total accumulated assets of a business over its liabilities and capital stock outstanding

Etymology: ME < OFr < sur-, above (see sur-) + L plus, more (see plus)

adjective

  1. forming a surplus; excess; extra
  2. ☆ designating or of commodities (specif., certain excess farm products) bought, stored, distributed, etc. by the government under the Federal price-support program

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

business surplus definition - business

surplus Synonyms

surplus

n.

surplusage, residue, plethora, overabundance; see excess 1, remainder.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

surplus Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • accumulate: The relevant Head of Department is responsible for any accumulated surplus or deficit once a CET account has been closed.

Adjective modifier

  • retained: The HDC's retained revenue surplus is large and to an extent unplanned.

Modifies a noun

  • plutonium: The Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility is a key component of the Administration's effort to dispose of surplus weapons plutonium.

Noun used with modifier

  • revaluation: The statement requires that the provision established should have regard to the manner in which the revaluation surplus will be realized.
surplus usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"surplus." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/surplus>

APA Style

surplus. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/surplus

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment