surplus
noun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈsɜːpləs/ usan amount that is more than is needed:
a surplus of sth The plant had a surplus of components.
ACCOUNTING, ECONOMICS
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.
Compare
deficit
in surplus
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.
See also
budget surplus
buyer's surplus
consumer surplus
structural surplus
trade surplus
surplus
adjective
uk/ˈsɜːpləs/ usmore 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.