surplus C1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ UK /ˈsɜːpləs/ See IPA manual Freq #16389 Meanings 1 noun An amount that is more than what is needed or used. We have a surplus of cheese after the party. 2 adj More than is needed or required. The farm sold its surplus crops at the market. 3 noun The amount by which income or assets exceed spending or debts. The government reported a budget surplus this year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an amount that is more than... excessabundance 2 adj · more than is needed or... extraexcess Word family Forms surpluses Common collocations trade surplus Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus. *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European surplus Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # surplus **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɝˌplʌs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːpləs/ **Frequency rank:** 16389 ## Meanings 1. An amount that is more than what is needed or used. 2. More than is needed or required. 3. The amount by which income or assets exceed spending or debts. ## Examples - We have a surplus of cheese after the party. - The farm sold its surplus crops at the market. - The government reported a budget surplus this year. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *pleh₁- - Root: surplus ## Etymology From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus. ## AI Etymology Surplus comes from Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus. The historical chain includes *pleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), surplus (Middle English), and surplus (Middle French). In present use it covers an amount that is more than what is needed or used, more than is needed or required, and the amount by which income or assets exceed spending or debts. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown