Surplus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quantity much larger than is needed

more than is needed, desired, or required

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɜːplʌs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːpləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːpləs/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɜːplʌs/.

Examples

trying to lose excess weight
found some extra change lying on the dresser
yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surplusage supererogatory superfluous supernumerary extra redundant spare excess nimiety

Parts of Speech

noun	a quantity much larger than is needed
adjective	more than is needed, desired, or required “trying to lose excess weight”

Word Forms

redundance	noun	the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
redundancy	noun	repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
superfluity	noun	extreme excess
supernumerary	noun	a person serving no apparent function

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überschuss

eine viel größere Menge als benötigt wird

🇪🇸Spanish

superávit

una cantidad mucho mayor de la necesaria

🇳🇱Dutch

overschot

een hoeveelheid die veel groter is dan nodig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

excedente

uma quantidade muito maior do que o necessário

🇷🇺Russian

излишек

количество, намного большее, чем необходимо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधिक्य

आवश्यकता से कहीं अधिक मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্বৃত্ত

প্রয়োজনের তুলনায় অনেক বড় পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உபரி

தேவையானதை விட அதிக அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

మిగులు

అవసరమైన దానికంటే చాలా పెద్ద పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिशेष

आवश्यकतेपेक्षा खूप मोठे प्रमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરપ્લસ

જરૂરિયાત કરતાં ઘણો મોટો જથ્થો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ

ಒಂದು ಪ್ರಮಾಣವು ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിച്ചം

ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിനേക്കാൾ വളരെ വലിയ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਧੂ

ਲੋੜ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرپلس

ضرورت سے کہیں زیادہ مقدار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剩余

数量远大于需要的数量

🇯🇵Japanese

余剰

必要な量よりはるかに多い量

🇰🇷Korean

여분

필요한 것보다 훨씬 많은 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dư thừa

một số lượng lớn hơn nhiều so với mức cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนเกิน

ปริมาณที่มากกว่าที่จำเป็นมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelebihan

jumlah yang jauh lebih besar dari yang dibutuhkan

🇵🇭Filipino

sobra

isang dami na mas malaki kaysa sa kinakailangan

🇲🇾Malay

lebihan

kuantiti yang jauh lebih besar daripada yang diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فائض

كمية أكبر بكثير من الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

مازاد

مقدار بسیار بزرگتر از نیاز است

🇹🇷Turkish

fazlalık

ihtiyaç duyulandan çok daha büyük bir miktar

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹדֵף

כמות הרבה יותר גדולה מהנדרש

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