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Definitions for Surplus

[1] something that remains above what is used or needed.
[2] an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
[3] agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, especially such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.
[4] Accounting . the excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence of a business, excepting assets against which stock certificates have been issued; excess of net worth over capital-stock value. an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities.
[5] being a surplus; being in excess of what is required: surplus wheat.
[6] to treat as surplus; sell off; retire: The government surplussed some of its desert lands.
[7] a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
[8] accounting an excess of total assets over total liabilities an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stock an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time
[9] economics an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments
[10] being in excess; extra

Words related to Surplus

unused, leftover, excess, balance, over, spare, supernumerary, residue, oversupply, surfeit, plethora, superabundance, overmuch, overage, superfluity, plus, surplusage, overflow, remainder, overrun

Words nearby Surplus

surmullet, surname, surpass, surpassing, surplice, surplus, surplus value, surplusage, surprint, surprisal, surprise

Origin of Surplus

1325–75; Middle English (noun) < Old French < Medieval Latin superplus, equivalent to super- super- + plus plus

Words that may be confused with Surplus

surplice, surplus

Word origin for Surplus

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin superplūs, from Latin super- + plūs more

Synonyms for Surplus

excess, leftover, unused, over, spare, supernumerary, de trop, in excess, odd, remaining, superfluent, superfluous, too much