SURPLUS

excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

(adjective) more than is needed, desired, or required; “trying to lose excess weight”; “found some extra change lying on the dresser”; “yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant”; “skills made redundant by technological advance”; “sleeping in the spare room”; “supernumerary ornamentation”; “it was supererogatory of her to gloat”; “delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words”; “extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts”; “surplus cheese distributed to the needy”

excess, surplus, surplusage, nimiety

(noun) a quantity much larger than is needed

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• oversum

Antonyms

• lack

• deficit

Adjective

surplus (not comparable)

Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• upslurs

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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