surplus

English Online Dictionary. What means surplus‎? What does surplus mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝˌplʌs/, /ˈsɝpləs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːpləs/
• Hyphenation: sur‧plus
• Homophone: surplice (one pronunciation)

Noun

surplus (countable and uncountable, plural surpluses or surplusses)

1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
3. (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
4. (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.

Synonyms

• overquantity
• oversum

Antonyms

• lack
• deficit
• shortage

Translations

Adjective

surplus (not comparable)

1. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.

Translations

Verb

surplus (third-person singular simple present surpluses or surplusses, present participle surplussing or surplusing, simple past and past participle surplussed or surplused)

1. (transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• upslurs

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch surplus, from Middle French surplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏr.plʏs/
• Hyphenation: sur‧plus

Noun

surplus n (plural surplussen, diminutive surplusje n)

1. a surplus value, notably of money

   Synonym: overschot

   Antonym: tekort

2. a remaining quantity, notably stock excess

   Synonyms: restant, overschot

Derived terms

• surplusgoederen
• surplusvoorraad

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French surplus, from Old French sorplus. Equivalent to sur- +‎ plus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syʁ.ply/

Noun

surplus m (plural surplus)

1. a surplus

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Italian: surplus

Further reading

• “surplus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French surplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /surˈplus/, /ˈsur.plus/
• Rhymes: -us, -urplus
• Hyphenation: sur‧plùs, sùr‧plus

Noun

surplus m (invariable)

1. a surplus (all senses)

References

Middle English

Noun

surplus

1. Alternative form of surplys

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French surplus.

Noun

surplus n (plural surplusuri)

1. surplus

Declension