surplus
♦ sur|plus /s'ɜːrpləs/ (surpluses)
1 [N-VAR]
If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed.
Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n, also v-link ADJ to n
Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed.
Few people have large sums of surplus cash...
The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.
3 [N-COUNT] usu n N
If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars.
4 [N-COUNT] usu n N
If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes.
Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year.trade sur|plus (trade surpluses)
[N-COUNT]
If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. (BUSINESS)
The country's trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars.
1 [N-VAR]
If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed.
Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n, also v-link ADJ to n
Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed.
Few people have large sums of surplus cash...
The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements.
3 [N-COUNT] usu n N
If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars.
4 [N-COUNT] usu n N
If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes.
Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year.trade sur|plus (trade surpluses)
[N-COUNT]
If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports. (BUSINESS)
The country's trade surplus widened to 16.5 billion dollars.