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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
surplus
/ˈsɜːpləs/
adjective1 of 2
extra; more than is needed
- “Peasants were allowed to sell any surplus food from the land.”Tatoeba
- “Thanks to exports, the trade surplus is maintained.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)