surplus
21surplus — (sur plû ; l s se lie : un sur plû z inattendu) s. m. 1° Ce qui est en plus, l excédant d une quantité. • Par là s établit en quoi consiste l usure, puisque la loi détermine clairement que c est le surplus, ce qui se donne au dessus du prêt,… …
22surplus — 01. A [surplus] in the amount of wheat grown this year has caused the price to go down. 02. He doesn t have a gram of [surplus] fat on his body. 03. Unemployment in this country is due to a [surplus] in labor, not because people are too lazy to… …
23surplus — sur|plus1 [ˈsə:pləs US ˈsə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin superplus, from Latin plus more ] 1.) an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used = ↑excess ▪ Any surplus can be trimmed away.… …
24surplus — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)pləs[/t]] ♦♦♦ surpluses 1) N VAR If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed. Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n, also v link ADJ to n Surplus is used to describe something that is extra… …
25surplus — I UK [ˈsɜː(r)pləs] / US [ˈsɜrpləs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms surplus : singular surplus plural surpluses ** 1) more of something than is necessary Keep one cup of the liquid and throw away the surplus. surplus of: Brussels has a… …
26surplus — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large ▪ a large grain surplus ▪ small ▪ projected ▪ …
27surplus — / sɜ:pləs/ noun more of something than is needed ● Profit figures are lower than planned because of surplus labour. ● Some of the machines may have to be sold off as there is surplus production capacity. ● We are proposing to put our surplus… …
28surplus — sur|plus1 [ sɜrpləs ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) more of something than is necessary: Keep one cup of the liquid and throw away the surplus. surplus of: Canada has a surplus of hospital beds. 2. ) an amount of money or goods that is left… …
29surplus — / sɜ:pləs/ noun 1. more of something than is needed 2. an amount of money remaining after all liabilities have been met ♦ to absorb a surplus to take a surplus into a larger amount ■ adjective more than is needed ● Profit figures are lower than… …
30SURPLUS — s. m. Ce qui reste, l excédant. Je vous abandonne le surplus. Je vous tiens quitte du surplus. Vous me payerez le surplus. AU SURPLUS. loc. adv.Au reste. Au surplus vous saurez.... Il a quelques défauts, mais au surplus il est honnête homme …
