How to Use surplus value in a Sentence

surplus value

noun
  • No other team comes close to that and that surplus value can help compensate for gaps lower in the lineup.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In both cases, the purchase of labor-power is intended for production of surplus value by means of the production of commodities.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The trade is dead even on the Rich Hill trade chart, though if a team is aggressive enough, the Lions could easily create surplus value in a move like this.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Nationals’ return seemingly was driven by their statistical models and desire for surplus value.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Not with a thoughtful plan to distribute surplus value to all of humanity but with Elon Musk purchasing the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His value is obvious, despite the small sample, and Winnipeg will likely get surplus value from the Samberg-Pionk pairing all over again this season.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • If Bitcoin does keep appreciating, Strategy will be able to keep obtaining credit against the surplus value in the same way a company can do with real estate in a desirable market.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Back at Wrigley Field, Hawkins has been a heavy influence on Chicago’s push to lean harder on statistical models to evaluate players and hunt for the surplus value in every deal.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There is only a 30 percent probability of Connor offering surplus value at that price; there’s even a chance Connor’s game falls off precipitously in his mid-30s.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Athletic’s Austin Mock gave the Panthers an A in his draft grades, which place a premium on teams that gained the most surplus value — a prospect’s on-field value relative to his rookie contract — among their draft picks.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Paying a third of the remaining money, about $59-60 million, makes Trout a $25 million a year expense, and that gives the acquiring team a chance to get surplus value for as long as Trout keeps hitting like this.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • If Buium doesn’t become a power-play fixture, then his path to providing Vancouver with surplus value and to hitting his ceiling case outcome as an individual contributor becomes severely diminished.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • One rival club’s model, taking into account age, service time, positional value and other factors, ranks Griffin’s surplus value the highest of any position player and Pirates teammate Paul Skenes’ the highest of any pitcher.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • General manager Brett Veach, in other words, seems to have completely bought into the notion of surplus value in the draft, correctly realizing that the upside of hitting on an early-round player at a premium position pays much greater dividends based on draft picks’ lower salary structure.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

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