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'surplus' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'surplus' with 5 example sentences.


surplus adjective

: more than is needed, desired, or required

surplus noun

: a quantity much larger than is needed


  • That country has a trade surplus. It exports more than it imports.
  • I bought a backpack at the army surplus store.
  • Japan has a surplus of rice, Europe of wine.
  • Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.
  • We have a surplus of food.
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