Feleslegeket

Feleslegeket is a Hungarian term that refers to multiple surpluses or redundancies. The word felesleg means surplus, excess, or something superfluous, and feleslegek is its plural form. The form feleslegeket is the accusative plural, used when the surpluses are the object of a verb or action in a sentence.

In economic and business contexts, feleslegek describe excess production, inventory, or capacity that exceeds current demand. They can arise from overforecasting, misallocation of resources, or rigid supply chains. Beyond goods, the concept also covers surplus labor, energy capacity, or data that is redundant for a given system.

Feleslegek have practical implications. They tie up capital, increase storage costs, or lead to waste if not managed. In public finance, a budget surplus is sometimes framed as a positive form of a felesleg in revenue relative to expenditures, though it is not treated as a wasteful surplus but as a fiscal outcome. Conversely, temporary surpluses can be advantageous, enabling price stabilization, donations, or repurposing of resources.

Management of feleslegek involves forecasting improvements, inventory optimization, and market adjustments. Strategies include pricing promotions, redirecting surplus products to alternate markets or charitable channels, repurposing production lines, or reducing output to align with demand. Data and information surpluses can be addressed through deduplication and better data governance.

See also: többlet, felesleges, redundancia.