surplus

/ˈsɜːpləs/ adjective

Definition

› more than is needed or used: As the economy slowed, companies that had invested surplus funds in the stock market found their returns dwindling. The form of the payout of surplus cash to investors will be revealed in May.

(Definition of surplus adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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