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surplus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Surplus \Sur"plus\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Surplus \Sur"plus\, a.
Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as,
surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
[1913 Webster]
When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus
tillage, and break no more ground. --Carew.
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