Meaning

1 senses

  1. To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.

Examples

28 sentences

  1. We have a surplus of food.

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  2. I bought a backpack at the army surplus store.

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  3. We have a surplus.

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  4. We live in a surplus society.

    deWir leben in einer Überflussgesellschaft. — al_ex_an_der

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  5. We will refund you the surplus amount.

    deDen überschüssigen Betrag werden wir Ihnen vergüten. — raggione

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Origin

From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.

From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.

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Forms

surpluses, surplusing, surplused, surplused
Base formsurplus · to surplus
3rd person singularsurpluses
Present participlesurplusing
Past simplesurplused / surplussed
Past participlesurplused / surplussed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysurplus
he, she, itsurpluses

Past simpleLesson

all personssurplused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave surplused
he, she, ithas surplused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill surplus

Word family

8 related words
Derivedagricultural surpluscapital surplusconsumer surplusproducer surplussurplus killingsurplus laboursurplus valuetrade surplus

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
surmountsurnameA2surpasssurpriseA1surprisinglyB1
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