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surplus to requirements

surplus to requirements adjective: no longer needed, redundant.

Adjective

surplus to requirements

  1. (UK, formal) No longer needed, redundant.
    1. (UK, euphemistic, formal) Laid off; having one's employment terminated.

Questions about surplus to requirements

What does surplus to requirements mean?
Surplus to requirements means no longer needed, redundant.
What part of speech is surplus to requirements?
Surplus to requirements is an adjective.

Words near surplus to requirements in the dictionary

  1. surplus budget
  2. surplus budgets
  3. surplus killing
  4. surplus killings
  5. surplus labour
  6. surplus to requirements
  7. surplus value
  8. surplus values
  9. surplusage
  10. surplusages
  11. surplused

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