Surplus
Surplus adjective - Being over what is needed.
Usage example: surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction
Supplemental and surplus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supplemental" instead an adjective "Surplus".
Nearby Word: surplusage
Supplemental
Supplemental adjective - Available to supply something extra when needed.
Usage example: the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
Surplus and supplemental are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Surplus" instead an adjective "Supplemental".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserve and surplus
- reserve and supplemental
- unessential and surplus
- unessential and supplemental
- spare and surplus
- spare and supplemental
- unnecessary and surplus
- unnecessary and supplemental
- needless and surplus
- needless and supplemental
- superfluous and surplus
- superfluous and supplemental
- redundant and surplus
- redundant and supplemental
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