Meaning
surplus, excess
- an amount of something left over when requirements have been met, especially in finance or economics
In a sentence
L'azienda ha chiuso l'anno fiscale con un notevole surplus di bilancio.
The company closed the fiscal year with a considerable budget surplus.
Non possiamo permetterci di accumulare un surplus di scorte in magazzino.
We cannot afford to accumulate a surplus of inventory in the warehouse.
Il surplus commerciale del Paese è diminuito drasticamente questo trimestre.
The country's trade surplus dropped drastically this quarter.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| surplus | masculine · singular |
| surplus | masculine · plural |
| surplus | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the plural: 'i surplus'.
- Frequently used in economic and business contexts; near-synonyms include 'avanzo' and 'eccedenza'.