surplus
More than needed
Surplus is an amount beyond what's needed or used—the excess that remains after requirements are met.
A budget surplus means revenues exceeded expenses.
Surplus grain, surplus inventory, surplus labor.
Military surplus refers to equipment no longer needed by armed forces, often sold to civilians.
As an adjective: surplus funds, surplus population.
We're running a surplus this quarter.
Excessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
surfeit · plethora · saturation · overflow · spillover · overage · overrun · redundancy
Reward for capture
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
prosperity · richness · affluence · opulence · copiousness · amplitude · fruitfulness · luxuriance
Beyond the existing amount
- spareHeld in reserve
- supplementaryServing to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- excessSurplus beyond need
leftover · remaining · unneeded · unused · unutilized · extraneous · disposable · nonessential
Accumulated reserve supply
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- reserveSupply kept back
backup · buffer · provisions · supplies · stores · warehouse · depot · granary
Use up carelessly
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- discardDeliberately throw out
- dumpWaste disposal site
spoilage · obsolescence · throwaway · excess inventory · unsold · markdown · clearance · liquidation
glut
Excessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
overproduction · surfeit · plethora · saturation · overflow · spillover · overage · overrun · redundancy · inundation
bounty
Reward for capture
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- profusionExtravagant amount present
- cornucopiaAbundance symbol, horn-shaped
wealth · prosperity · richness · affluence · opulence · copiousness · amplitude · fruitfulness · luxuriance · windfall
additional
Beyond the existing amount
- spareHeld in reserve
- supplementaryServing to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
excess · leftover · remaining · unneeded · unused · unutilized · extraneous · disposable · nonessential · redundant
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
reserve · backup · buffer · provisions · supplies · stores · warehouse · depot · granary · silo
squander
Use up carelessly
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- discardDeliberately throw out
dump · spoilage · obsolescence · throwaway · excess inventory · unsold · markdown · clearance · liquidation · writeoff
capital
Wealth used for investment
funds · savings · treasury · dividend · fiscal · balance · account · net gain · black ink
- business financeaccounting, balance sheet, revenue stream, profit margin, budget
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- money managementsaving, savings, budgeting, budget planning, expense tracking
- budgetsbudget, budgets, annual budget, capital budget, cash budget
- food supplyprovisions, farming, rations, fishing, stockpile
surplusshortage
Deficient supply of necessities
deficit · deficiency · shortfall · insufficiency · lack
- army surplusLeftover government equipment
- military surplusExcess armed forces goods
- budget surplusRevenue exceeding outlays
- surplus storesOutlets for excess goods
- surplus foodSupply beyond requirements
- surplus goodsUnsold remaining merchandise