Surplus

Synonyms of surplus

• excess
• extra
• remainder

Antonyms of surplus

• scarcity
• shortage
• deficit

Collocations of surplus

surplus goods

Frequency: 70 %

The warehouse was full of surplus goods waiting to be sold.

surplus inventory

Frequency: 65 %

The company had to find a way to reduce their surplus inventory.

surplus funds

Frequency: 60 %

The organization decided to invest their surplus funds in new projects.

surplus food

Frequency: 50 %

The food bank received a donation of surplus food from a local supermarket.

surplus income

Frequency: 45 %

The family was able to save their surplus income for a future vacation.

Idiomatic Expressions for surplus

• Phrase: surplus value
  Meaning: the difference between the cost of production and the price at which a product is sold
  Usage: Marxist theory emphasizes the importance of surplus value in capitalist economies.