excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
(adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required; âtrying to lose excess weightâ; âfound some extra change lying on the dresserâ; âyet another book on heraldry might be thought redundantâ; âskills made redundant by technological advanceâ; âsleeping in the spare roomâ; âsupernumerary ornamentationâ; âit was supererogatory of her to gloatâ; âdelete superfluous (or unnecessary) wordsâ; âextra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal partsâ; âsurplus cheese distributed to the needyâ
excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety
(noun) a quantity much larger than is needed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
surplus (countable and uncountable, plural surpluses or surplusses)
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
(legal) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
(legal) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
• oversum
• lack
• deficit
surplus (not comparable)
Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient
surplus (third-person singular simple present surplusses or surpluses, present participle surplusing or surplussing, simple past and past participle surplused or surplussed)
To treat as surplus to requirements, to sell off.
• upslurs
Source: Wiktionary
Sur"plus, n. Etym: [F., fr. sur over + plus more. See Sur-, and Plus, and cf. Superplus.]
1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
Sur"plus, a.
Definition: Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words. When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus tillage, and break no more ground. Carew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 January 2025
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; ââDonât you feel well?â his mother asked solicitouslyâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
