word
agricultural surplus
ag-rih-KUL-cher-ul SER-plus
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl ˈsɜːrpləsListen
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Syllable breakdown
agriculturalsurplus
Dictionary meaning
the food and raw materials produced by farmers beyond their own subsistence needs; a precondition for economic development because surplus labor and output freed from farming can be redirected into industrial production; analyzed in dual-sector models of development
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