Čo znamená surplus v angličtine a aká je definícia surplus?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť surplus výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

surplus Význam & definícia

0 (an amount that is) more than is needed:
- The world is now producing large food surpluses.
- We are unlikely to produce any surplus this year.
- The government has authorized the army to sell its surplus weapons.
- UK The store is selling off stock that is surplus to requirements (= more than they need to have).
- a budget/trade surplus
- Fortunately the company's bank account is currently in surplus.
1 an amount that is more than is needed:
- The world is now producing large food surpluses.
- The government is forecasting a budget surplus this year (= all the money available to be spent will not be spent).
- a trade surplus
2 an amount that is more than is needed:
- a surplus of sth The plant had a surplus of components.
3 the amount of money that you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you receive:
- The savings will create a surplus of a little more than $24 million.
- The overall gap continues to reflect a deficit in the trade of goods and a surplus in services.
4 used to describe a situation when a business or country has spent less money than it has received:
- This year the budget will be in surplus.
5 more than is needed or used:
- As the economy slowed, companies that had invested surplus funds in the stock market found their returns dwindling.
- The form of the payout of surplus cash to investors will be revealed in May.

A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market.
The chemical industry has a large and growing trade surplus.
There is no surplus capacity in our transport system.
We produce enough vegetables for our community, and any surplus is sold to local shops.
Under specific circumstances this organization allowed for a flexible and economically efficient allocation of land, promoting the growth of agrarian surpluses.
The system drifted from an initial phase of large surpluses to increasing deficits and ultimate crisis.
On the supply side, with low prices, producers do not receive an adequate incentive or generate surpluses to invest in production expansion.
On minor issues, such as the carrying forward of budget surpluses into the following financial year, it strongly resisted departmental requests for greater flexibility.