overall surplus

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandsurplus

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.pləs/us
/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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(Definition ofoverallandsurplusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, if we take invisibles into account, theoverallsurplusis about £20 billion to £21 billion.
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These figures suggest that theoverallsurpluson current account for the year will probably exceed £800 million.
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He prophesied that there would be anoverallsurplusof some few million pounds.
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There is no clear-cut evidence of the subjects in which there is anoverallsurplus; apparent national surpluses are often offset by local shortages.
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I am, indeed, not completely happy myself that anoverallsurplusof only £14 million really is quite sufficient.
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This is the theory of what has come to be known as theoverallsurplus.
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This will be a valuable help on the way to anoverallsurplus.
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There is a good prospect of anoverallsurplusin 1967 and a larger surplus in 1968.
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Is it to anoverallsurplusor a local surplus?
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There is a hugeoverallsurplusof assets over liabilities of £235 billion.
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But we have to bear in mind that theoverallsurpluson road taxation is £43 million.
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We do not, however, have anoverallsurplusof food.
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We shall probably not get anoverallsurplusuntil authorities are disposing of as much land as they are acquiring.
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We shall probably get anoverallsurpluswhen local authorities are disposing of nearly as much land as they are acquiring.
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There was a netoverallsurplusfor distribution of £496,572 in 1950 and of £457,309 in 1951, as shown in the published accounts.
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We achieved anoverallsurplusof £500 million, but inflation went galloping ahead.
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In the last financial year theoverallsurpluson trading before deduction of interest, tax and development expenditure was £9·3 million.
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In the context of anoverallsurplusof £3 billion, there was a deficit on trade in manufactures of £3 billion in 1985.
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With imports at approximately £2,374,000,000, and exports, both visible and invisible, at £2,603.000,000, we enjoyed anoverallsurpluson balance of £229,000,000.
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