Meaning & Definition of Surplus in English
English⟶
Surplus
/sərpləs/
noun
1. A quantity much larger than is needed
synonym:
- excess,
- surplus,
- surplusage,
- nimiety
adjective
1. More than is needed, desired, or required
- "Trying to lose excess weight"
- "Found some extra change lying on the dresser"
- "Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
- "Skills made redundant by technological advance"
- "Sleeping in the spare room"
- "Supernumerary ornamentation"
- "It was supererogatory of her to gloat"
- "Delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
- "Extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
- "Surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
synonym:
- excess,
- extra,
- redundant,
- spare,
- supererogatory,
- superfluous,
- supernumerary,
- surplus
Examples of using
Part of why corn syrup is in everything is because massive corn monocultures have created a surplus that agriculture companies are scrambling to get rid of.