surplus
/ˈsəːpləs/
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American sound/ˈsəːpləs/
surplus
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sur - plus -> surplus
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အပိုအလျှံ။ အပိုအမို။ food surpluses
❍ a trade surplus of £400 million ❍ Periods of great surplus were followed by periods of shortage. ❍ The balance of payments was in surplus last year (ie The value of exports was greater than the value of imports). Compare DEFICIT
adj ~ (to sth) ပိုလျှံသော။ အပို။ surplus labour staff (ie workers for whom there are no jobs) ❍ surplus grain sold for export
❍ These items are surplus to requirements.
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extra, excess, spare, leftover, remaining, additional, over, superfluous, not needed, excessive, unnecessary, redundant, balance, de trop, extra material, glut, in excess, leftovers, odd, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overrun, overstock, oversupply, plethora, plus, remainder, residual, residue, something extra, superabundance, superfluent, superfluity, supernumerary, surfeit, surplusage, the limit, too much, unused
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