Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surplus to requirements

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
sur-plus -to re-quire-ments
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

No longer needed, redundant.

British usage; Formal

adj

No longer needed, redundant.

British usage; Formal

Usage

Questions

What does surplus to requirements mean?
No longer needed, redundant.

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