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surplus

Definitions of surplus
  1. noun
    a quantity much larger than is needed
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    type of:
    profusion, surabondance
    a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
  2. noun
    the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
    synonyms: overdose, surdosage
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    type of:
    profusion, surabondance
    a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
  3. noun
    the state of being more than full
    synonyms: overdose, surdosage
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    type of:
    plénitude, totalité
    the condition of being filled to capacity
  4. noun
    (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
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    type of:
    conséquence, effet, résultat
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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