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Definition of "overplus" []

  • An amount in excess of need; a surplus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overplus" in a sentence
  • "When the overplus is abused, it is just with God to diminish that which is for necessity."
  • "Another circumstance omitted to be noticed in the first edition relates to what is technically called the overplus, which may be now explained."
  • "They may profit by an "overplus," or be paid by the length of a "run" of their plays, or may sell them out-right at once for a stipulated sum."