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surplus

2 adjective
     
surplus2
1 more than what is needed or used:
Ethiopia has no surplus food.
surplus cash/funds/revenues
Surplus cash can be invested.
2

be surplus to requirements

British English formal to be no longer necessary:
He found out he was surplus to requirements in London and left.
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