surplus

  • 31SURPLUS — n. m. Ce qui reste, ce qui excède. Je vous abandonne le surplus. Je vous tiens quitte du surplus. Vous me paierez le surplus. AU SURPLUS loc. adv. Au reste. Au surplus, vous saurez.... Il a quelques défauts, mais, au surplus, il est honnête homme …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 32surplus — n. 1) to accumulate a surplus 2) to run ( have ) a surplus 3) food surpluses; war surplus * * * [ sɜːpləs] war surplus food surpluses to accumulate a surplus to run ( have ) a surplus …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33surplus — 1 noun (C, U) 1 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used: Apply paste thinly to the back of the wallpaper taking care to remove any surplus. (+ of): an enormous surplus of crude oil 2 the amount of money that a country or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34Surplus — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Surplus », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le surplus désigne ce qui dépasse d une… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 35Surplus — Überschuss; Profit; Mehrwert * * * Sur|plus 〈[sœ:pləs] n.; , ; Wirtsch.〉 1. Überschuss, Gewinn 2. Rest 3. Deckung [engl., „Rest“, <aengl. surplus, <afrz. sourpelis, <lat. superpellicium] * * * …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 36surplus — 1. noun a) That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus. b) Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. Ant:… …

    Wiktionary

  • 37surplus — /serr plus, pleuhs/, n., adj., v., surplussed or surplused, surplussing or surplusing. n. 1. something that remains above what is used or needed. 2. an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed. 3. agricultural produce or a quantity of food… …

    Universalium

  • 38surplus — [ˈsɜːpləs] noun [C/U] I more of something than is necessary a surplus of oil[/ex] II adj surplus [ˈsɜːpləs] more than is needed They should use the surplus cash to help people who need it.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 39surplus — sur•plus [[t]ˈsɜr plʌs, pləs[/t]] n. adj. v. plussed plused, plus•sing plus•ing. n. 1) something that remains above what is used or needed 2) an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed 3) bus the excess of assets over liabilities, esp. the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40Surplus — A situation in which assets exceed liabilities, income exceeds expenditures, exports exceed imports, or profits exceed losses. A surplus is the opposite of a deficit. When a country exports more then it imports, it is said to have a trade surplus …

    Investment dictionary