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overplus

[ oh-ver-pluhs ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌplʌs /

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noun

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

Origin of overplus

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

Words nearby overplus

overpay, overpeople, overpersuade, overpitch, overplay, overplus, overpopulate, overpopulated, overpopulation, overpotential, overpower

Example sentences from the Web for overplus

Two flattering and gorgeous policemen got into the circle and pressed back the overplus of Samaritans.

The Trimmed Lamp |O. Henry
Her cloudy condition possibly indicates an overplus of water.

Astronomy |David Todd
They had to start at the very beginning, and that, too, with an overplus of criminal population.

Six Letters From the Colonies |Robert Seaton
The bill imported, That the overplus arising from these funds should be accounted for to parliament.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. |Tobias Smollett

They, too, disliked the overplus system, while the managers as resolutely favoured it.

A Book of the Play |Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for overplus

overplus

/ (ˈəʊvəˌplʌs) /

noun

surplus or excess quantity