Surplus | Mean of surplus in English Dictionary

/ˈsɚpləs/

• Noun
• an amount (such as an amount of money) that is more than the amount that is needed
1. If there is any surplus, it will be divided equally.
2. crop surpluses
3. There is a surplus of workers and not enough jobs.
4. The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus. [=has $3 million more than it needs to pay for all of its planned expenses]
• more than the amount that is needed
1. surplus food/cloth/equipment
2. The government bought the surplus grain to help growers.
• no longer needed
1. His services had become surplus to requirements.