Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.

That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.

(transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.

(economics) The satisfaction that a consumer gets from the price they paid compared to what they were willing to pay over and above the current price, i.e. the difference between what they paid and what they were willing to pay.

(UK, formal) No longer needed, redundant. / (euphemistic) Laid off; having one's employment terminated.

Producer surplus refers to the difference between the price which consumers paid for goods and services and the price that the firms were willing to supply it at.

(economics) A positive balance of trade.

(Marxism) The part of the new value made by production that is taken by enterprises as generic gross profit.

(accounting) A balance sheet item under shareholders' equity. Increases by the value above an original par value per share that newly issued shares are sold for.

An agricultural production that exceeds the needs of the society for which it is being produced, and may be exported or stored for future times.