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Meanings of economic surplus in English

Spanish
exceso de oferta
Catalan
excés d'oferta

Situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied is more than the quantity demanded.

      exceso de oferta
      Portuguese
      excedente económico
      Catalan
      excedent
      Spanish
      excedente

      Monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction.

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            excedente económico
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            Examples for "surplus"
            Examples for "surplus"
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            The surplus of supply in Europe forced sellers to fight for buyers.
            Reuters
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            China accounts for 200 million tonnes of the surplus capacity, he said.
            Reuters
            3
            The surplus is a 36 per cent increase on the previous year.
            The Irish Times
            4
            The fact is, however, that we simply have been surplus to requirement.
            The Irish Times
            5
            Any surplus from speed awareness courses goes right back into road safety.
            BBC
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            The one downside for the market was the glut of used cars.
            The Irish Times
            2
            Population growth and reduced construction continue to cut the glut of buildings.
            Reuters
            3
            The International Energy Agency forecast on Tuesday a 10-year global gas glut.
            Reuters
            4
            And the global oil glut doesn't look like ending any time soon.
            News.com.au
            5
            Corning had mentioned the glut in July, but held its outlook stable.
            Reuters
            1
            The resulting excess supply, he said, could produce a price crash.
            Radio NZ
            2
            OPEC expects the output cuts to reduce excess supply weighing on the market.
            Reuters
            3
            Part of the trouble is the excess supply of premium homes.
            Reuters
            4
            Coal-to-gas switching offers the best chance of burning up some of the excess supply.
            Reuters
            5
            He said there could be some "short-term pressure" due to excess supply.
            Reuters
            Usage of economic surplus in English
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            Village life, with its limited area and still more limited resources, has little economic surplus upon which parasitism can feed.
            Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
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