Surplus
noun
An amount of something that is more than what is needed.
They sold their surplus goods abroad.
Often appears as...
- surplus goods
- budget surplus
adjective
Being more than what is needed.
The company is trying to eliminate surplus staff.
Often appears as...
- surplus inventory
- surplus amount
noun
An amount of something that is more than what is needed.
They sold their surplus goods abroad.
Often appears as...
- surplus goods
- budget surplus
adjective
Being more than what is needed.
The company is trying to eliminate surplus staff.
Often appears as...
- surplus inventory
- surplus amount
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Often Positive
Surplus suggests a beneficial situation, especially in economics or business, indicating prosperity.
Thanks to increased demand, the farmers had a grain surplus.
Pro Tip 2/3Scale Context
Surplus is often used in large-scale contexts, like governments or organizations, rather than personal use.
The city's budget surplus will fund new public parks.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Confusion
Don't confuse 'surplus' with 'surplus to requirements', which means unnecessary or unwanted.
These old computers are surplus to our requirements.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Positive
Surplus suggests a beneficial situation, especially in economics or business, indicating prosperity.
Thanks to increased demand, the farmers had a grain surplus.
Pro Tip 2/3Scale Context
Surplus is often used in large-scale contexts, like governments or organizations, rather than personal use.
The city's budget surplus will fund new public parks.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Confusion
Don't confuse 'surplus' with 'surplus to requirements', which means unnecessary or unwanted.
These old computers are surplus to our requirements.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Positive
Surplus suggests a beneficial situation, especially in economics or business, indicating prosperity.
Thanks to increased demand, the farmers had a grain surplus.
Pro Tip 2/3Scale Context
Surplus is often used in large-scale contexts, like governments or organizations, rather than personal use.
The city's budget surplus will fund new public parks.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Confusion
Don't confuse 'surplus' with 'surplus to requirements', which means unnecessary or unwanted.
These old computers are surplus to our requirements.
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Chasing Rivers, Part 1:...
'We need help' and U.S said 'Alright'. So, they came back to the table and said 'Alright, We are going to renegotiate Mexico's water, they do get an allocation, but now they are gonna make sure that Mexico's allocation is shares in surplus and shortage and that they will dedicate some water to the delta. So, this was that water dedicated. It was released for eight weeks to see how it did
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Meet the dazzling flying...
What can you do with all this surplus? The thing to notice is that it is highly symmetric. As a result, it is ambivalent to orientation. This gives it an extraordinary capability. It can move anywhere it wants in space irrespective of where it is facing and even of how it is rotating.
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Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
Now art is something that in the secular world, we think very highly of. We think art is really, really important. A lot of our surplus wealth goes to museums, etc. We sometimes hear it said that museums are our new cathedrals, or our new churches. You've heard that saying.
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Clay Shirky: How...
And the interesting moment now, the number of environments where the social design challenge relies on both of those things being true. That is the resource that I'm talking about. I call it cognitive surplus. And it represents the ability of the world's population
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Capitalism will eat...
with every government agreeing to be paying into a common fund a sum of cosmos units proportional to the country's trade deficit, or indeed to a country's trade surplus. And imagine that that fund is utilized to invest in green technologies,
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How farming planted...
Therefore, this allowed other people, non-farmers, to do other things such as make tools, craft pottery, and build homes. Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor. This is still thousands of years ago, so life wasn't easy.
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Orcas Kill, But Not Just...
why. But it seems that Orca are one of the animals that indulge in what is known as surplus killing. That is killing that is not designed to be for food. Kind of seems that they compartmentalise their lives. So if they're traveling,
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A global food crisis may...
And so therefore, these three regions combined start to present a really interesting challenge for the world. Until now, countries with calorie deficits have been able to meet these deficits by importing from surplus regions.
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The surprising decline...
such as gains in trade when two parties trade their surpluses and both come out ahead, or when two parties lay down their arms and split the so-called peace dividend that results in them not having to fight the whole time.
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Why modern renewable...
creates surpluses that can charge up I storage air conditioners and electric cars and then recovering that distributed storage when needed and filling the last gaps with unobtrusively
Video examples
Chasing Rivers, Part 1:...
'We need help' and U.S said 'Alright'. So, they came back to the table and said 'Alright, We are going to renegotiate Mexico's water, they do get an allocation, but now they are gonna make sure that Mexico's allocation is shares in surplus and shortage and that they will dedicate some water to the delta. So, this was that water dedicated. It was released for eight weeks to see how it did
Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
What can you do with all this surplus? The thing to notice is that it is highly symmetric. As a result, it is ambivalent to orientation. This gives it an extraordinary capability. It can move anywhere it wants in space irrespective of where it is facing and even of how it is rotating.
Video examples
Atheism 2.0 PIPE Alain de...
Now art is something that in the secular world, we think very highly of. We think art is really, really important. A lot of our surplus wealth goes to museums, etc. We sometimes hear it said that museums are our new cathedrals, or our new churches. You've heard that saying.
Video examples
Clay Shirky: How...
And the interesting moment now, the number of environments where the social design challenge relies on both of those things being true. That is the resource that I'm talking about. I call it cognitive surplus. And it represents the ability of the world's population
Video examples
Capitalism will eat...
with every government agreeing to be paying into a common fund a sum of cosmos units proportional to the country's trade deficit, or indeed to a country's trade surplus. And imagine that that fund is utilized to invest in green technologies,
Video examples
How farming planted...
Therefore, this allowed other people, non-farmers, to do other things such as make tools, craft pottery, and build homes. Farming and food surpluses led to the division of labor. This is still thousands of years ago, so life wasn't easy.
Video examples
Orcas Kill, But Not Just...
why. But it seems that Orca are one of the animals that indulge in what is known as surplus killing. That is killing that is not designed to be for food. Kind of seems that they compartmentalise their lives. So if they're traveling,
Video examples
A global food crisis may...
And so therefore, these three regions combined start to present a really interesting challenge for the world. Until now, countries with calorie deficits have been able to meet these deficits by importing from surplus regions.
Video examples
The surprising decline...
such as gains in trade when two parties trade their surpluses and both come out ahead, or when two parties lay down their arms and split the so-called peace dividend that results in them not having to fight the whole time.
Video examples
Why modern renewable...
creates surpluses that can charge up I storage air conditioners and electric cars and then recovering that distributed storage when needed and filling the last gaps with unobtrusively
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Quote examples
Robert Trout
American Journalist
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.
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John Spratt
American Politician
We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes straight to the bottom line, adds to the deficit, and the deficit adds to the national debt, and sooner or later, the debt has to be paid.
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Rudolf Hilferding
Austrian Economist
Since, however, the reduced surplus value is to be distributed among them in like manner, the modification of their respective parts in the production of surplus value must find expression in a modification of the prices.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say 'no.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
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Rod Blagojevich
American Politician
I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
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Michel Faber
Dutch Writer
Most books are surplus to the world's requirements, and I am going to sound very conceited here, but I am trying to write books that aren't just using up trees.
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Nick Cave
Australian Musician
There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.
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Daniel Yergin
American Author
Cycles of shortage and surplus characterize the entire history of oil.
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Rachel Kushner
American Writer
Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
Quote examples
Robert Trout
American Journalist
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.
Quote examples
John Spratt
American Politician
We can have tax cuts, but when we have tax cuts and do not have a surplus, the amount of the tax cut goes straight to the bottom line, adds to the deficit, and the deficit adds to the national debt, and sooner or later, the debt has to be paid.
Quote examples
Rudolf Hilferding
Austrian Economist
Since, however, the reduced surplus value is to be distributed among them in like manner, the modification of their respective parts in the production of surplus value must find expression in a modification of the prices.
Quote examples
Evan Bayh
American Politician
As Indiana's governor, I balanced eight budgets, never raised taxes, and left the largest surplus in state history. It wasn't always easy. Cuts had to be made and some initiatives deferred. Occasionally I had to say 'no.
Quote examples
Fidel Castro
Statesman
Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
Quote examples
Rod Blagojevich
American Politician
I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
Quote examples
Michel Faber
Dutch Writer
Most books are surplus to the world's requirements, and I am going to sound very conceited here, but I am trying to write books that aren't just using up trees.
Quote examples
Nick Cave
Australian Musician
There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.
Quote examples
Daniel Yergin
American Author
Cycles of shortage and surplus characterize the entire history of oil.
Quote examples
Rachel Kushner
American Writer
Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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