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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Surplus

Sū'per-plūs, n.

noun

n. [From Lat. super, over, and plus, more.] Surplus. See SURPLUS. Goldsmith.

Sûr'plus, n.

noun

n. [Fr. surplus, from sur, Lat. super, over, and Fr. & Lat. plus, more. Cf. SUPERPLUS.]

  1. That which remains when use is satisfied; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted; overplus.
  2. (Law.) The residuum of an estate after certain deductions are made.