- an amount left over; surplus
- too great an amount; excess
Origin of overplus
Middle English overe-plus, partial translated, translation of Old French surplus, surplusoverplus
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overplus
noun
An amount in excess of need; a surplus.
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Origin
From over- + Anglo-Norman plus, Middle French plus.
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