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Surplus Money Sɜːrpləs N.过剩的,剩余的 Bank Large Reserve 银行保存一笔很大的准备金

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Pron ['sɜːrpləs]
Back 【surplus】
n.过剩的,剩余的
The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.
银行保存一笔很大的准备金。
Vocab
surplusa quantity much larger than is needed

A surplus is something extra or left over. If your tree produces more apples than you can eat, you can make applesauce with the surplus of apples.

The army surplus store sells old or out-of-date clothing and equipment that the military doesn't need. If you earn more money than you spend, then you have a surplus of cash. The word surplus has familiar parts: sur- is a shortened form of super, meaning "extra" or "additional," and plus just means "more."

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