surplus

English

Etymology

French surplus

Noun

surplus (plural surpluses or surplusses)

1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
3. (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
4. (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.

Antonyms

• lack
• deficit

Translations

excess, overplus

Bulgarian: излишък (bg) (izlíšǎk) m. Croatian: višak (hr) m. Czech: přebytek (cs) m., nadbytek (cs) m. Dutch: overschot (nl) n. Finnish: ylijäämä (fi) French: surplus (fr) m.

German: Überschuss (de) m. Hebrew: עודף (he) Japanese: 余り(あまり, amari) Portuguese: excesso (pt) m., excedente (pt) m. Russian: излишек (ru) (izlíšek) m., избыток (ru) (izbýtok) m. Spanish: sobra (es) f.

funds in public treasury greater than ordinary needs

Catalan: superàvit (ca) m. Finnish: ylijäämä (fi) Japanese: 剰余金(じょうよきん, jōyokin)

Portuguese: superavit (pt) m. Spanish: superávit (es) m.

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Italian: avanzo m.

Ukrainian: (1) ли́шок (lýšok) m., зайвина́ (zajviná) f., ре́шта (réšta) f.

Adjective

surplus (not comparable)

1. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.

Translations

being a surplus

Finnish: ylijäämä-, ylimääräinen Portuguese: excedente (pt) m.

Spanish: sobrante (es), excedente (es)

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French

Etymology

From sur- +‎ plus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /syʁ.ply/

Noun

surplus m. (plural surplus)

1. surplus

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

surplus m. inv.

1. surplus (all senses)