Surveys

Definition

surplus /'sɜ:plǝs/ n [C,U] အပိုအလွ်ံ။ 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) ပိုလွ်ံေသာ။ အပို။ surplus labour staff (ie workers for whom there are no jobs) ❍ surplus grain sold for export ❍ These items are surplus to requirements.

Examples

1. Keep one cup of the liquid and throw away the surplus.
2. [surplus of] : Brussels has a surplus of hospital beds.
3. Congress is debating whether to spend the budget surplus.