Surplus Definition

sûrpləs, -plŭs
surpluses
adjective
Forming a surplus; excess; extra.
Webster's New World
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
noun
surpluses
A quantity or amount over and above what is needed or used; something left over; excess.
Webster's New World
The excess of the assets of a business over its liabilities for a given period.
Webster's New World
The excess of the total accumulated assets of a business over its liabilities and capital stock outstanding.
Webster's New World
Excess of receipts over expenditures.
American Heritage

That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.

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Other Word Forms of Surplus

Noun

Singular:
surplus
Plural:
surpluses, surplusses

Origin of Surplus

  • Middle English an excess, surplus from Old French an excess from Medieval Latin superplūs Latin super- super- Latin plūs more pelə-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French surplus

    From Wiktionary

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