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noun
A surplus; a superabundance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
a quantity much larger than is needed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: excess, surplus, nimiety
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Broader terms: overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
History
From Medieval Latin surplusagium, from surplus.
