Collocations for "surplus"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "surplus" in context.
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surplus
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [army, navy, store, warehouse] surplus
- a [capital, cash, trade, labor] surplus (of)
- a surplus of [stock, oil, fabric]
- a [product, data] surplus
- resulting in a surplus (of)
- caused a surplus (in)
- there was a surplus (of)
- was in surplus this [season, year]
- get rid of the surplus
- sell off the surplus
- what are we going to do with this surplus?
- the [balance, account] is in surplus
- surplus [products, items, supplies, cash]
- still have a surplus stock of
- [donate, sell, throw out] surplus stock
- [bought, sold, picked up] in a surplus store
- [filter, get rid of, discard] the surplus water
- is [deemed, considered] surplus to requirements
- a surplus balance in the account
'surplus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):