economic surplus

collocation in English

meaningsofeconomicandsurplus

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economic
adjective
uk
/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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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 ofeconomicandsurplusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Tradable water rights encourages the transfer of water from low value to high value uses, increasingeconomicsurplus.
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The correlation of weather events will affect the distribution ofeconomicsurplus, the subject of the current analysis.
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In particular, the so-called "me too" phenomenon coupled with theeconomicsurplusin those early years could explain the rapid and widespread use of this technology.
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The substantial growth in the population and the agricultural sector's improved capacity for creatingeconomicsurplusfrom about 1200 to 1350 prompted the development of central places in this period.
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The theory begins with the observation that human social groups tend to be organized according to group-based social hierarchies in societies that produceeconomicsurplus.
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The measure of merit is theeconomicsurpluscreated in housing.
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The chief economic problem is in fact using up theeconomicsurplus: many high-quality goods actually cost "less" than those of lower quality.
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Theeconomicsurplusis most simply the difference between what a society produces and the costs of producing it.
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The actual and potentialeconomicsurplusgenerated exceeds the existing outlets for investment and capitalist consumption.
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The increasingeconomicsurplusin well-situated places was invested in representative settlements (and fortifications), jewellery, and expensive imported luxury materials, a differentiation not previously possible.
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The diagram on the right illustrates both effects, using the standard approach based on the notion ofeconomicsurplus.
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In aboriginal times they lived at a minimum subsistence level with noeconomicsurpluson which a more elaborate social structure could be built.
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Theeconomicsurplusbegins when an economy is first able to produce more than it needs to survive, a surplus to its essentials.
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A negative excess demand is synonymous with an excess supply, in which case there will be aneconomicsurplusof the good or resource.
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Baran introduced the concept ofeconomicsurplusto deal with novel complexities raised by the dominance of monopoly capital.
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