surplus to requirements
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (UK, formal) No longer needed, redundant.
- (euphemistic) Laid off; having one's employment terminated.
Further reading
[edit]- “be surplus to requirements” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “surplus to requirements”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “be surplus to requirements” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.