surplus
Syllables: sur·plus/ˈsɜːpləs/US/ˈsɝˌplʌs/
surplus noun: that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
Noun
surplus (countable and uncountable, plural surpluses or surplusses)
- That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
- Synonyms:
- overquantity, oversum, superabundance, abundance, acrasia, acrasy, excess, fat, excessiveness, exuberance
- Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
- The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
- assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
Adjective
surplus (not comparable)
- Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.
- surplus population
- surplus words
Verb
surplus (third-person singular simple present surpluses or surplusses, present participle surplusing or surplussing, simple past and past participle surplused or surplussed)
- To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.
- This employee was engaged to direct asphalt plants and inasmuch as the work for which he had been employed was completed, he was surplused and his return travel was approved […]1952, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Moroccan air base construction. 2 v, page 618
surplus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
surplus in Hindi
- excess, overplus
- अतिरिक्त atirikt, अधिशेष adhiśeṣ
- funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs
- अधिशेष adhiśeṣ
- being a surplus
- अतिरिक्त atirikt
surplus in Tamil
- அளவுக்கு அதிகமாக உள்ள பொருள், அதிகமாக உள்ள, மி்கையாக உள்ள, அப்படி கருதி விற்றல்
surplus in Marathi
- अधिशेष
surplus in Urdu
- surplus
- اضافہ izāfa
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- surplus in Bengali
- উদ্বৃত্ত, অবশিষ্ট, অতিরেক, উদ্বর্ত
- surplus in Telugu
- మిగులు, మిగులుగా
- surplus in Malayalam
- മിച്ചം miccaṁ
- surplus in Kannada
- ಉಳಿಕೆ, ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ, ಅಧಿಕ, ಮಿಗಿತ
- surplus in Punjabi
- ਸਰਪਲੱਸ
- surplus in Gujarati
- સરપ્લસ
- surplus in Odia
- ଅତିରେକ atireka, ଆଧିକ୍ୟ ādhikya
- surplus in Sanskrit
- अतिरेक atireka
- surplus in Nepali
- अधिशेष, सरप्लस, सरप्लसिङ
- surplus in Tagalog
- labis
- surplus in Arabic
- فَائِض fāʔiḍ
- surplus in Persian
- مازاد mâzâd
- surplus in Thai
- ส่วนเกิน sùuan-gəən
Examples of surplus in a sentence
- The latest shipment of goods is surplus to our needs.
- Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
Synonyms of surplus
- overquantity
- oversum
- superabundance
- abundance
- excess
- fat
- excessiveness
- exuberance
- copiousness
- fecundity
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- fertileness
- fertility
- fruitfulness
- glut
- plus
- immoderation
- incontinence
- intemperance
- mountain
- nimiety
- overabundance
- overage
- overflow
- overplus
- plenteousness
- plentifulness
- plenty
- plethora
- productiveness
- profusion
- superaddition
- superfluity
- superfluousness
- superflux
- superplus
- surfeit
- surplusage
- ug
- offcut
- acrasia
Antonyms
Forms of surplus
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | surpluses |
| plural | surplusses |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | surpluses |
| third-person singular present | surplusses |
| present participle | surplusing |
| present participle | surplussing |
| past participle | surplused |
| past | surplused |
| past participle | surplussed |
| past | surplussed |
Origin of surplus
From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.
Words formed from surplus
Phrases with surplus
Questions about surplus
- What does surplus mean?
- Surplus means that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
- What is surplus in Hindi?
- Surplus in Hindi is अतिरिक्त (atirikt), अधिशेष (adhiśeṣ). See Surplus meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use surplus in a sentence?
- The latest shipment of goods is surplus to our needs.
- What part of speech is surplus?
- Surplus can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce surplus?
- Surplus is pronounced /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ (US).
- What is the plural of surplus?
- The plural of surplus is surpluses.
Words near surplus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surplus (page history and authors); surplus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); surplus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); اضافہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); surplus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); surplus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); മിച്ചം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); surplus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); surplus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surplus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଅତିରେକ (Odia) (page history and authors); surplus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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