different between auxiliary vs surplus

English

Etymology

From Latin auxili?rius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxili?ris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from aug?re (“to increase”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k?s?lj??i/, /??k?s?li.??i/, /??k?s?l??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?lj??i/, /???z?li??i/, /???z?l??i/
• (cot-caught merged) IPA^(key): /???z?lj??i/, /???z?li??i/, /???z?l??i/
• Rhymes: -?li??i
• Rhymes: -?li???i

Adjective

auxiliary (not comparable)

1. Helping; giving assistance or support.

   auxiliary troops

   Synonyms: ancillary, accessory

2. Supplementary or subsidiary.
3. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
4. (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
5. (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.

Synonyms

• (supplementary): accessory
• (having sails and engine): motorsailer

Translations

Noun

auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)

1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
2. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
3. (grammar) An auxiliary verb.

   • The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per-
     fective Auxiliary have, the progressive Auxiliary be, and the passive Auxiliary
     be. Perfective have is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, perfec-
     tion) of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective -n participle, as
     in:
     (121)    The referee has [_VP shown him the red card]

4. A marching band colorguard.

Translations

Related terms

• auction
• auctioneer
• augment
• augmentation

See also

• axillary

Further reading

• auxiliary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• auxiliary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s??pl?s/, /?s?pl?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??pl?s/
• Hyphenation: sur?plus

Noun

surplus (countable and uncountable, plural surpluses or surplusses)

1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
3. (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
4. (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.

Synonyms

• oversum

Antonyms

• lack
• deficit
• shortage

Translations

Adjective

surplus (not comparable)

1. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient

Translations

Verb

surplus (third-person singular simple present surpluses or surplusses, present participle surplussing or surplusing, simple past and past participle surplussed or surplused)

1. (transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.
   • 1952, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Moroccan air base construction. 2 v (page 618)

     This employee was engaged to direct asphalt plants and inasmuch as the work for which he had been employed was completed, he was surplused and his return travel was approved […]

Anagrams

• upslurs

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch surplus, from Middle French surplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r.pl?s/
• Hyphenation: sur?plus

Noun

surplus n (plural surplussen, diminutive surplusje n)

1. A surplus value, notably of money.

   Synonym: overschot

   Antonym: tekort

2. A remaining quantity, notably stock excess.

   Synonym: restant

Derived terms

• surplusgoederen
• surplusvoorraad

French

Etymology

From Middle French surplus, from Old French sorplus. Equivalent to sur- +? plus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?.ply/

Noun

surplus m (plural surplus)

1. A surplus.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Italian: surplus

Further reading

• “surplus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French surplus.

Noun

surplus m (invariable)

1. A surplus (all senses).

Romanian

Etymology

From French surplus.

Noun

surplus n (plural surplusuri)

1. surplus

Declension