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war surplus

American  

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of war surplus

First recorded in 1945–50

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