Topic: ECONOMICS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Medieval Latin superplus, from Latin plus 'more' |
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sur‧plus1
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used [= excess]: Any surplus can be trimmed away.
Any surplus can be trimmed away.2PE the amount of money that a country or company has left after it has paid for all the things it needs :
