Surplus
WordNet
adjective
(1) More than is needed, desired, or required
"Trying to lose excess weight"
"Found some extra change lying on the dresser"
"Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"
"Skills made redundant by technological advance"
"Sleeping in the spare room"
"Supernumerary ornamentation"
"It was supererogatory of her to gloat"
"Delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"
"Extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"
"Surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
noun
(2) A quantity much larger than is needed
WiktionaryText
Noun
- That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
- Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
- The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
- assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
Adjective
- Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.