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surplus in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a quantity much larger than is needed
    excess  surplus  surplusage  nimiety 
adjective
  1. more than is needed, desired, or required
    "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
    excess  extra  redundant  spare  supererogatory  superfluous  supernumerary  surplus 
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