| query | S______ is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed.Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. Few people have large sums of surplus cash. I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements. |
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| word | surplus |
| full-definition | noun If there is a surplus of something, there is more than is needed . Germany suffers from a surplus of teachers. If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports . Japan's annual trade surplus is in the region of 100 billion dollars. If a government has a budget surplus, it has spent less than it received in taxes . The Government also runs a modest budget surplus. adjective Surplus is used to describe something that is extra or that is more than is needed. Few people have large sums of surplus cash. I sell my surplus birds to a local pet shop. The houses are being sold because they are surplus to requirements. |
| inflections | surpluses |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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