Surplus

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  • adjective. Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: synonym: superfluous.
  • noun. An amount or quantity in excess of what is needed.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.
  • noun. Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.
  • noun. Excess of receipts over expenditures.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which remains above what is used or needed; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted; more than enough; overplus.
  • noun. In law, the residuum of an estate after the debts and legacies are paid.
  • Being above what is required; in excess: as, surplus labor; surplus population.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient
  • noun. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
  • noun. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
  • noun. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
  • noun. The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
  • noun. assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
  • adjective. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. more than is needed, desired, or required
  • noun. a quantity much larger than is needed
  • Word Usage
    "Marx used the term surplus value to refer to the commodities produced above and beyond subsistence."
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