SURPLUS Definition & Meaning

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surplus

[ sur-pluhs, -pluhs ]

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noun

something that remains above what is used or needed.
Synonyms:
an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, especially such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.
Accounting.
1. the excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence of a business, excepting assets against which stock certificates have been issued; excess of net worth over capital-stock value.
2. an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities.

adjective

being a surplus; being in excess of what is required:
surplus wheat.

verb (used with object)

surplussed or surplusedsurplussing or surplusing

to treat as surplus; sell off; retire:
The government surplussed some of its desert lands.

surplus

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noun

a quantity or amount in excess of what is required
accounting
1. an excess of total assets over total liabilities
2. an excess of actual net assets over the nominal value of capital stock
3. an excess of revenues over expenditures during a certain period of time
economics
1. an excess of government revenues over expenditures during a certain financial year
2. an excess of receipts over payments on the balance of payments

adjective

being in excess; extra

surplus

An unsold quantity of a good resulting from a lack of equilibrium in a market. For example, if a price is artificially high, sellers will bring more goods to the market than buyers will be willing to buy. ( Compare shortage .)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of surplus¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French surplus, s(o)urplus, from Medieval Latin ��ܱ��ū��, equivalent to super- preposition and prefix + ��ū�� neuter noun; super-, plus

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of surplus¹

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin ��ܱ��ū��, from Latin super- + ��ū�� more

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Trump is incandescent about the EU's massive trade surplus.

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“While these new tariff measures have been framed as ‘reciprocal tariffs,’ what you’re really targeting are countries that have significant trade surpluses with the United States,” said Mike O’Rourke, chief marketing strategist at Jones Trading.

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“With many of these countries, and generally with the world, we have a trade surplus when it comes to services,” Rothstein said.

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Trump complains about the US trade deficit with the EU, but with services the US has a €109bn trade surplus with the EU, according to Brussels.

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On top of that dozens of "worst offenders" will be charged reciprocally for having trade surpluses.

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