Surplus vs. Excess
Surplusnoun
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
Surplusnoun
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
Surplusnoun
(legal) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
Surplusnoun
(legal) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
Surplusadjective
Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient
Surplusverb
To treat as surplus to requirements, to sell off.
Surplusnoun
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
Surplusnoun
Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
Surplusadjective
Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as, surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.
Surplusnoun
a quantity much larger than is needed
Surplusadjective
more than is needed, desired, or required;
Surplusnoun
an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply
Surplusnoun
an excess of income or assets over expenditure or liabilities in a given period, typically a financial year
Surplusnoun
the excess value of a company's assets over the face value of its stock.
Surplusadjective
more than what is needed or used; excess
Surplusadjective
denoting a shop selling excess or outdated military equipment or clothing
Excessnoun
The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper
Excessnoun
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
Excessnoun
An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
Excessnoun
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
Excessnoun
A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
Excessadjective
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
Excessverb
To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
Excessnoun
The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light.
Excessnoun
An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
Excessnoun
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
Excessnoun
a quantity much larger than is needed
Excessnoun
immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
Excessnoun
the state of being more than full
Excessnoun
excessive indulgence;
Excessadjective
more than is needed, desired, or required;
