SURPLUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does surplus mean?
• SURPLUS (noun)
The noun SURPLUS has 1 sense:
1. a quantity much larger than is needed
Familiarity information: SURPLUS used as a noun is very rare.
• SURPLUS (adjective)
The adjective SURPLUS has 1 sense:
1. more than is needed, desired, or required
Familiarity information: SURPLUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SURPLUS (noun)
Meaning:
A quantity much larger than is needed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
excess; nimiety; surplus; surplusage
Hypernyms ("surplus" is a kind of...):
overabundance; overmuch; overmuchness; superabundance (a quantity that is more than what is appropriate)
• SURPLUS (adjective)
Meaning:
More than is needed, desired, or required
Synonyms:
supernumerary; supererogatory; redundant; extra; excess; surplus; spare; superfluous
Context examples:
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
Similar:
unnecessary; unneeded (not necessary)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it probably needed fixing anyway." (English proverb)
"«He who teaches himself hath a fool for a teacher», but he who does not teach himself has no teachers at all." (Christopher Berkeley)
"Wishing does not make a poor man rich." (Arabic proverb)
"Cover your candle, it will light more." (Egyptian proverb)
| SURPLUS: related words searches | |
Page delivered in 0.0417 seconds
