- (n.) That which remains when use or need is satisfied or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
- (n.) Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
- (a.) Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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