surplus
surplus definition
sur·plus (sʉr′plus′, -pləs)
noun
- a quantity or amount over and above what is needed or used; something left over; excess
- the excess of the assets of a business over its liabilities for a given period
- the excess of the total accumulated assets of a business over its liabilities and capital stock outstanding
Etymology: ME < OFr < sur-, above (see sur-) + L plus, more (see plus)
adjective
- forming a surplus; excess; extra
- ☆ designating or of commodities (specif., certain excess farm products) bought, stored, distributed, etc. by the government under the Federal price-support program
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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