Definition 1
Excess. also called overage.
Definition 2
The extent to which assets exceed liabilities.
Definition 3
Profits remaining after subtracting for operating expenses, taxes, interest and insurance.
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'surplus' appears in these other terms:
economic surplus, earned surplus, operating surplus, restricted surplus, budget surplus, trade surplus, paid-in surplus, Federal Surplus, net surplus
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