OVERPLUS

overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment

(noun) extreme excess; “an embarrassment of riches”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overplus (countable and uncountable, plural overpluses or overplusses)

That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*plus, n. Etym: [Over + L. plus more. See Plus, and cf. Surplus.]

Definition: That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. "The overplus of a great fortune." Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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