Surplus

  • 41surplus — 1. noun a surplus of grain Syn: excess, surfeit, superabundance, superfluity, oversupply, glut, profusion, plethora; remainder, residue, remains, leftovers Ant: dearth 2. adjective surplus adhesive …

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  • 42surplus — /ˈsɜpləs / (say serpluhs) noun 1. that which remains above what is used or needed. 2. an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities. 3. Accounting the excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence …

  • 43surplus — n. & adj. n. 1 an amount left over when requirements have been met. 2 a an excess of revenue over expenditure in a given period, esp. a financial year (opp. DEFICIT). b the excess value of a company s assets over the face value of its stock. adj …

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  • 44surplus — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin superplus, from Latin super + plus more more at plus Date: 14th century 1. a. the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied b. an excess of receipts over disbursements …

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  • 45Surplus — Sur|plus 〈 [sœ:pləs] n.; Gen.: , Pl.: ; Kaufmannsspr.〉 Überschuss, Gewinn [Etym.: engl. <frz. surplus] …

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  • 46Surplus — Sur|plus* [ sə:pləs] das; , <aus gleichbed. engl. surplus, dies über das Altfr. aus mlat. superplus »Rest« zu lat. super »über« u. plus »mehr«> Überschuss, Gewinn, Profit (Wirtsch.) …

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  • 47surplus —    American to dismiss from employment    Discharging the excess quantity:     IBM has reportedly surplused 25,000 jobs corporate wide. {Computer Shopper, July 1993)    Perhaps less euphemistic as a noun:     BT expects no significant job losses… …

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  • 48surplus — 1. noun food surpluses Syn: excess, surfeit, superfluity, oversupply, glut, remainder, residue, remains, leftovers Ant: dearth 2. adjective surplus cash Syn: excess …

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  • 49Surplus value — is a concept created by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy, where its ultimate source is unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist, serving as a basis for capital accumulation.The German equivalent word Mehrwert… …

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  • 50SURPLUS (calcul économique) — SURPLUS, calcul économique En analyse économique, le surplus désigne trois phénomènes. 1. Dans la lignée de l’analyse marxiste, le surplus peut se définir comme le produit de la capacité créatrice du travail. Il est égal à la différence entre la… …

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