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sur⋅plus

  [sur-pluhs, -pluhs] noun, adjective, verb, -plussed or -plused, -plus⋅sing or -plus⋅ing.
–noun
1. something that remains above what is used or needed.
2. an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.
3. agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, esp. such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.
4. Accounting.
a. the excess of assets over liabilities accumulated throughout the existence of a business, excepting assets against which stock certificates have been issued; excess of net worth over capital-stock value.
b. an amount of assets in excess of what is requisite to meet liabilities.
–adjective
5. being a surplus; being in excess of what is required: surplus wheat.
–verb (used with object)
6. to treat as surplus; sell off; retire: The government surplussed some of its desert lands.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME (n.) < OF < ML superplus, equiv. to super- super- + plus plus

Synonyms:
1. superabundance. See remainder.
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sur·plus   (sûr'pləs, -plŭs')   
adj.  Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required: surplus grain. See Synonyms at superfluous.
n.  

  1. An amount or a quantity in excess of what is needed.

  2. Accounting

    1. Total assets minus the sum of all liabilities.

    2. Excess of a corporation's net assets over the face value of its capital stock.

    3. Excess of receipts over expenditures.


[Middle English, an excess, surplus, from Old French, an excess, from Medieval Latin superplūs : Latin super-, super- + Latin plūs, more; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

surplus

An unsold quantity of a good resulting from a lack of equilibrium in a market. For example, if a price is artificially high, sellers will bring more goods to the market than buyers will be willing to buy. (Compare shortage.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

surplus 
c.1374, from O.Fr. surplus, from M.L. superplus "excess, surplus," from L. super "over" super + plus "more" (see plus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

surplus

  1. Equity in excess of par value. Surplus includes additional paid-in capital and retained earnings.

  2. See retained earnings.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sur·plus
Pronunciation: 's&r-"pl&s
Function: noun
1 a : an amount that remains when a use or need is satisfied b : an excess of receipts over disbursements c : the value of assets after subtracting liabilities
2 : an excess of the net worth of a corporation over the par value of its capital stock —compare UNDIVIDED PROFITS
capital surplus
: all surplus other than earned surplus
earned surplus
: the surplus that remains after deducting losses, distributions to stockholders, and transfers to capital stock accounts
paid–in surplus
: surplus resulting from the sale of stock at amounts above par
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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