Noun: surplus 'sur,plús or sur-plus [N. Amer], sur-plus [Brit]
- A quantity much larger than is needed
"The surplus of office supplies cluttered the storage room";
- excess, surplusage, nimiety [archaic]
- More than is needed, desired, or required
"surplus cheese distributed to the needy";
- excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary
Sounds like: su
Derived forms: surpluses
See also: unnecessary, unneeded
Type of: overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
Encyclopedia: Surplus