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overplus

[ oh-ver-pluhs ]

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noun

an excess over a particular amount; surplus:
After the harvest the overplus was distributed among the tenantry.

overplus

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noun

surplus or excess quantity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overplus¹

1350–1400; Middle English; partial translation of Old French surplus surplus

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The 427 overplus, which is not very considerable, goes to the profit of the city.

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Her cloudy condition possibly indicates an overplus of water.

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Now it is clear that in this case a schoolmaster can subsist; since, in the course of the very first year, he gets an overplus beyond this dock-money of his office.

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Surplus, sur′plus, n. the overplus: excess above what is required.—n.

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And in this sense it was perfectly normal, healthy, and sound, more especially in so far as it provided for the gradual drawing away overplus metal to the East.

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