surplus — meaning in English

English meaning

• remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
• surplus noun An amount left over after what is needed has been used; an excess.

Senses

surplus is used for these senses in English:

• surplus That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.

remainder — full definition

1. noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
2. noun In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
3. noun Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.

surplus — full definition

1. noun An amount left over after what is needed has been used; an excess.
2. adj More than what is needed.

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