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Meanings of surplus in English
Monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction.
Related terms
More than is needed, desired, or required.
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Usage of surplus in English
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The surplus of supply in Europe forced sellers to fight for buyers.
2
China accounts for 200 million tonnes of the surplus capacity, he said.
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The surplus is a 36 per cent increase on the previous year.
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The fact is, however, that we simply have been surplus to requirement.
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Any surplus from speed awareness courses goes right back into road safety.
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The surplus waters are lost in the rivers or in the sea.
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Therefore, any reduction in the surplus goal would be minor, they said.
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Greece would not have to produce a big budget surplus this year.
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Osborne told the BBC: We've taken judgments to get that budget surplus.
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We'll sell on surplus whole birds for use in other food products.
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South Korea has been running a trade surplus with China since 1993.
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New Zealand has recorded a trade surplus, led by record-high lamb exports.
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Analysts polled by Reuters expected a 10 billion euro surplus in September.
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New Zealand has posted a trade surplus for the month of June.
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The Philippines and Alaska had drained the Pacific coast of surplus labor.
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If China consumed more, imports would rise, narrowing a ballooning trade surplus.
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