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