Surplus (Noun)
Meaning
A quantity much larger than is needed.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The company had a surplus of employees after the merger and had to lay off several hundred workers.
- The farmer had a surplus of crops and was able to sell the excess to neighboring farms.
- The government had a surplus of funds and was able to allocate the extra money to various social programs.
- The store had a surplus of winter clothing and was forced to put everything on sale to make room for spring inventory.
- The charity had a surplus of donations and was able to distribute the extra funds to other organizations in need.