"To have a surplus" means to have more of something than what is needed or required. It refers to having an excess or an extra amount of something.
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Despite what some people might think, a lot of single adults don't
have a surplus of discretionary income that they can just throw at online dating.
Of course there are areas in which we could improve, but I believe that we already
have a surplus in our climate account.
The advantage in life always comes to the man
who has surplus, who receives a discount for paying upfront, rather than over time.
You start looking for opportunities where are there are none, purely and simply because you
now have a surplus in capital.
Now that the
state has a surplus, local officials are calling for more funding for schools to be added to this year's budget.
If it is, it should mean more good news to come for a company that hasn't
exactly had a surplus of it in recent years.
Honestly, the meals back then didn't contain whole grain (unless the
government had a surplus of brown rice) but the food seemed to be more «real».
One of his favorite things to do is buy huge amounts of flowers for me after a holiday when the
stores have a surplus of flowers to get rid of.
If you're anything like me, you
always have a surplus of ripe bananas and are constantly looking for new recipes to try in an effort to fend off banana boredom.
It's less common for players to sign early extensions, and generally only works when a
team has a surplus of talent at a given position.
So, in the early game, the
player has a surplus of largely useless items and a deficit of absolutely necessary soft currency.
When the
relationship has a surplus of positive energy, partners are better equipped to face the harder questions that inevitably come up.
It is important to say that in case of a multiple pregnancy there's often a situation when one of the
babies has a surplus of waters.
Having a surplus in your emotional bank account is what makes romance last and gets you through hard times, bad moods, and major life changes.
They have also generated an extra 20 places per 1,000 pupils in areas that
already have a surplus of school places.
Over the rest of the trading day, the banks exchange funds amongst themselves depending on which institution happens to
have a surplus of funds and which happens to have a deficit.
However, this will only be ordered if the paying parent
has surplus income after meeting their own living expenses and payment of child maintenance.
then look for investing in some secured funds and then for SIPs
if have surplus money to invest and then if he can risk for playing in equities.
To sell stock at the threatened or actual outbreak of hostilities so as to get into cash is extreme financial lunacy... This is the time when
having surplus cash for investment becomes least, not most, desirable.
The economy has performed well, the job market has been strong with very low unemployment numbers and the province has consistently
had surplus money left over at the end of each year.
When banks
have surplus funds but have no lending (or) investment options, they deposit such funds with RBI.
A reasonable approach even if it means
having surpluses for several years, says Pierre - Olivier Pineau, particularly in a context where the objective is to have an electricity sector that no longer emits greenhouse gases.
The new system is also designed to allow a PHEV to use its battery as an energy storage device, enabling the car to hold electrical energy in the battery while the grid
has surplus power (during off - peak hours, for example) and contribute its surplus energy back to the grid when the latter needs more power to meet peak demand, Su says.
The U.S. does run chronic long - term trade deficits with the world as a whole — but, contrary to the president's claim, it does
have surpluses with many countries.
Hungary and other countries from Eastern Europe
have a surplus on CO2 emission rights due to the closing down of some of their most contaminating factories in the early 90ies.
Before he took office Missouri
had a surplus from fiscally responsible Republicans running the state - thanks a lot Obama!
P.M. Justin Trudeau of Canada, a very good guy, doesn't like saying that
Canada has a surplus vs. the U.S. (negotiating), but they do... they almost all do... and that's how I know!»
P.M. Justin Trudeau of Canada, a very good guy, doesn't like saying that Canada
has a Surplus vs. the U.S. (negotiating), but they do... they almost all do... and that's how I know!
The reality is a
bank has a surplus of cheap money and lots of potential investments, there is an excess demand for their services and therefore they can pick the most secure and risk - free investments.