surplus
US: /ˈsɝpɫəs/
UK: /sˈɜːpləs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
surplus /'sə:pləs/- danh từ
- số dư, số thừa, số thặng dư
- (định ngữ) thặng dư
- surplus population: số dân thặng dư
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective+ noun [C, U]
1 an amount that is extra or more than you need: agricultural / food surpluses + Wheat was in surplus that year.
2 the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent: a trade surplus of £400 million + The balance of payments was in surplus last year (= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports).
Compare: DEFICIT
+ adjective
~ (to sth) more than is needed or used: surplus cash / funds + Surplus grain is being sold for export. + These items are surplus to requirements (= not needed). + This diet guarantees to help you shed surplus fat.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 surplusage, overage, excess, leftover(s), surfeit, over-abundance, oversupply, overdose, glut:
The price of oil dropped owing to the surplus in the market.
adj.
2 excess, leftover, extra, spare, over-abundant, superfluous, unused, redundant:
The surplus grain is sold abroad.
Collocation
ADJ.
large
a large grain surplus
| small
VERB + SURPLUS
produce
SURPLUS + NOUN
cash, stock
PREP.
in ~
The pension fund is in surplus.
Concise dictionary
surpluses'sɜrplʌs /'sɜːpləsnoun
+a quantity much larger than is needed
adj.
+more than is needed, desired, or required
