Our surplus has swelled by nearly ten percent in this quarter.
Source: tatoeba (241994)
Surplus
/ˈsɝˌplʌs/
Synonyms for "surplus" (204 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
Related words (102)
otheroutstandingoverover and aboveoverabundanceoverageoverdoseoverflowoverflowingovergrowthoverkillovermeasureovermuchoverpassoverplusoverrunoverrunningoversetoverspreadingoverstock
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oversupplypension offplethorapluspourboireprofusionread out ofredundancyredundantreleaseremainderremainingremanentremovereplaceresiduerestretiresackseparate forciblysomething extrasparestripsuperabundantsuperannuatesuperfluitysuperfluoussuperioritysupernumerarysupplementalsupplementarysupplysurfeitsurplusagesurvivingsuspendtipto spareturn offturn outulteriorunconsumedunfrockunnecessaryunused
Noun(26 words)
overabundanceoverabundantoverageoveragesoverflowsovermuchesoverrunsovershootovershootingoversuppliesplenty to sparepositive balanceprofitredundantremaindersremaining piecesremains of the houserentreservespare
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Verb(3 words)
Adjective(8 words)
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More general
12 entriesabundanceamountbudget balanceeconomic resultexcessfinancial statusoverabundanceoverageovermuchovermuchnessquantitysuperabundance
More specific
13 entriescrop surpluscurrent account surplusextra inventoryfertilizer surplusfiscal surplusinventory surplusleftover fundsoperating surplusoverstockspare resourcessurplus merchandisesurplus stocktrade surplus
Collocations
12 entriesbudget surplusfiscal surplusinventory surplussurplus capacitysurplus energysurplus fundssurplus goodssurplus inventorysurplus materialssurplus stocksurplus suppliestrade surplus
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Despite a large surplus in merchandise trade, the current account surplus is not so big due to a deficit in invisible trade.
Source: tatoeba (275955)
Japan has a surplus of rice, Europe of wine.
Source: tatoeba (281251)
Japan's balance of payments has been running a huge surplus for many years.
Source: tatoeba (281386)
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