Bible Dictionaries
Surplus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
(2):
(a.) Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
(3):
(n.) That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Surplus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/surplus.html. 1828.