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surplus

Letters that make surplus

s, l, p, r, u are letters that make 'surplus'

Words within surplus

plus, Ur, Sur, US, Lu are words within 'surplus'

surplus is a 7 letter word starting with s
surplus is a 7 letter word ending with s

2 possible definitions for 'surplus'

Surplus as "a quantity much larger than is needed"

Under this definition, surplus is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

excess, surplusage, nimiety have the same meaning as 'surplus'

surplus as a type

'surplus' can be a type of overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance.

Surplus as "more than is needed, desired, or required"

Under this definition, surplus is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

redundant, supererogatory, excess, extra, spare, superfluous, supernumerary have the same meaning as 'surplus'

Derivatives of surplus

overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment, redundance, redundancy, supernumerary are derivatives of 'surplus'.

Similar to surplus

unnecessary, unneeded are similar to 'surplus'.

Example of surplus used within this context

"trying to lose excess weight", "found some extra change lying on the dresser", "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant", "skills made redundant by technological advance", "sleeping in the spare room", "supernumerary ornamentation", "it was supererogatory of her to gloat", "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words", "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts", "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"