surplus to requirements
English
editAdjective
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.