surplus

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

sur·plus (sûrʹpləs, -plŭs')adj.
Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required:
surplus grain.
See Synonyms at superfluous.n.
1. An amount or a quantity in excess of what is needed.
2. Accounting.
a. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.
b. Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.
c. Excess of receipts over expenditures. [Middle English, an excess, surplus, from Old French, an excess, from Medieval Latin superplūs: Latin super-, super- + Latin plūs, more; See pelə-¹ in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusage, nimiety