war surplus

war sur·plus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr sur-pluhs, -pluh s]
- /wɔr ˈsɜr plʌs, -pləs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr sur-pluhs, -pluh s]
- /wɔr ˈsɜr plʌs, -pləs/

Definition of war surplus words

noun war surplus equipment, supplies, etc., originally used by or manufactured for the armed forces, but disposed of cheaply as surplus or obsolete: He made his fortune in war surplus. 1

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Origin of war surplus

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for War surplus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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war surplus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

war surplus usage trend in Literature

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