French Conversation · Level 72
58 words
French word
excédentaire
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛksedɑ̃tɛʁ/
Meaning
- adjectivesurplus
Example
Nos stocks sont excédentaires.
Our stocks are in surplus.
More examples
Le supermarché donne les produits excédentaires aux associations.
The supermarket gives surplus products to organizations.
Core concept
A pile extends beyond a marked line showing the amount that is needed.
Common phrases
produits excédentaires
surplus products
quantité excédentaire
surplus quantity
Similar words
supplémentaire: Additional to the standard or expected amount.
superflu: Extra but not needed and therefore dispensable.
excessif: Exceeding the normal or appropriate limit.
Definition in French
Qui dépasse la quantité nécessaire et existe en plus de ce qui est demandé ou utile.
Word origin
French excédentaire is formed from excédent with the suffix -aire, while excédent comes from Latin excedens, from excedere, meaning 'to go beyond.'
Usage tips
- Excédentaire is common in formal contexts such as stock, budgets, and statistics; everyday speech often uses en trop or de trop.
Other meanings
- extraadjective
Opposites
- insuffisantinsufficientadjective
- déficitairein deficitadjective
Related words
- excédentsurplusnoun
- excéderexceedverb