Surplus (Adjective)
Meaning
More than is needed, desired, or required; "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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company sold their surplus merchandise at a discounted price.
- The charity organization collected surplus food from local restaurants to distribute to the homeless.
- After the flood, many families had to deal with surplus water damage in their homes.
- To stay within budget, the manager decided to eliminate the surplus staff.
- The supermarket had a surplus of fresh produce and offered a temporary discount to customers.