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The definition of surplus
4 Definitions of: surplus
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- noun, a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
- noun, accounting a) an excess of total assets over total liabilities b) an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stock c) an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time
- noun, economics a) an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year b) an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments
- adjective, being in excess; extra
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| Synonyms: | excess, surfeit, superfluity, extra, spare, remain, odd, unused, superfluous | |
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| Antonyms: | shortage, insufficient |
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