Surplus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.
  • n. An amount or a quantity in excess of what is needed.
  • n. Accounting Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.
  • n. Accounting Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.
  • n. Accounting Excess of receipts over expenditures.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
  • n. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
  • n. The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
  • n. assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
  • adj. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
  • n. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
  • adj. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which remains above what is used or needed; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted; more than enough; overplus.
  • n. In law, the residuum of an estate after the debts and legacies are paid.
  • Being above what is required; in excess: as, surplus labor; surplus population.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. more than is needed, desired, or required
  • n. a quantity much larger than is needed
  • Equivalent
    unnecessary    unneeded   
    Antonym
    deficit    lack   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    excess    overplus    remainder    exeessive    remaining   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    expenditure    deficit    export    saving    enough    excess    income    outlay    reserve    shortage