- be surplus to requirements
- to be no longer needed
Many very experienced workers have been told they are surplus to requirements.
English dictionary. 2014.
be surplus to requirements
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surplus to requirements — Brit formal : no longer needed His services had become surplus to requirements. • • • Main Entry: ↑surplus … Useful english dictionary
be surplus to requirements — ► if someone or something is surplus to requirements, they are not needed: »The company have said 3,000 managers are surplus to requirements. Main Entry: ↑requirement … Financial and business terms
be surplus to requirements — phrase to be no longer needed Many very experienced workers have been told they are surplus to requirements. Thesaurus: not wanted or neededsynonym Main entry: surplus … Useful english dictionary
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surplus — 1 noun (C, U) 1 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used: Apply paste thinly to the back of the wallpaper taking care to remove any surplus. (+ of): an enormous surplus of crude oil 2 the amount of money that a country or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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surplus — I UK [ˈsɜː(r)pləs] / US [ˈsɜrpləs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms surplus : singular surplus plural surpluses ** 1) more of something than is necessary Keep one cup of the liquid and throw away the surplus. surplus of: Brussels has a… … English dictionary
Surplus economics — is the study of economics based upon the concept that economies operate on the basis of the production of a surplus over basic needs. Economic SurplusBy economic surplus is meant all production which is not essential for the continuance of… … Wikipedia
surplus — ► NOUN 1) an amount left over when requirements have been met. 2) an excess of income or assets over expenditure or liabilities in a given period. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ more than what is needed or used; extra. ORIGIN from Latin super in addition + plus… … English terms dictionary
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