overplusn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəplʌs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌpləs/

Forms: Middle English ouerplues, Middle English ouerpluis, Middle English ouerpluse, Middle English oureplus, Middle English ouyrplus, Middle English owerplus, Middle English–1600s ouerplus, Middle English– overplus, 1500s overplusse, 1500s–1600s overpluse, 1600s o'replus, 1600s ouerplusse, 1600s overpluss, 1600s over-puls (transmission error); English regional 1800s– o'erploish (northern), 1800s– overplish (south-western), 1800s– overplush, 1800s– owerplush (northern); U.S. regional (southern) 1800s– overplush; Scottish pre-1700 1700s– overplus, 1800s o'erplush (southern), 1800s– owerplus, 1900s– overplush (Shetland); also Irish English (northern) 1900s– overplush, 1900s– owerplush.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: over- prefix, French plus; Latin plūs.

Etymology: < over- prefix + Anglo-Norman and Middle French plus or its etymon classical Latin plūs plus n., after Anglo-Norman and Middle French surplus surplus n. or post-classical Latin superplus or surplus (see surplus n.).

A. n.

a. That which remains over; an amount left over from the main amount, or from what is allotted or required; an additional or extra quantity; a surplus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > a surplus or excess

surplusc1374

overplusa1387

surplusagec1407

superplusage1436

superplusa1450

surcroitre1496

superfluous1552

excess1557

over-increase1579

over-sum1587

overflow1589

surcrease1600

surcroist1601

over-crease1625

exceeding1719

excedent1811

surcruec1825

overage1886

overspill1892

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > what remains in excess

surplusc1374

overplusa1387

thrifta1387

surplusagec1407

superplusage1436

overdealc1440

overcome1445

superplusa1450

superfluities1483

upperplus1578

super1626

reserve1646

overs1864

overmatter1887

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 407 And alle the ouer pluse [?a1475 anon. tr. remanente; L. reliquias] He kepeþ to his owne vse.

?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 76 (MED) Þat ouerplus þat nedy men sholde be susteyned by, þey beþ not shamed to waste.

1419–20 Will in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 220 The over-plus of alle thys, y will hit be dysposed for my sowle.

1452 in C. Gross Gild Merchant (1890) II. 67 The sayde maistirs, byers & wardens shall set the owerplus of the sayde bargayne apon all þe brethred.

1463 in Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica (1836) III. 269 (MED) Þe seid feffees shull suffre þe seid Alianore and hir assignes..to perceyve, have, and enjoye to hir propre use þe ouerpluis of þe revenuz and profites.

c1525 Rule St. Francis (Faust.) in J. S. Brewer & R. Howlett Monumenta Franciscana (1858) I. 570 (MED) Yf peradventur moore remayne of the almys that shalle suffice for ther necessite, what that is the ouerplus, the bretherne haue not to doo with yt without his licence that gave it.

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. iii. 36 Hercules passyng the seas..and bringyng an ouerplus of people thence with hym.

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xv. x. 545 Wee read two hundred yeares and the ouerplus.

1690 in Trans. Hawick Archaeol. Soc. (1917) 15 Substraction is to draw a small sume from a great. The overplus or quhat remains just underneath you set.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vi. 216 To ballance Pleasure and Pain,..so as to be able to say, on which Side the Overplus is.

1792 S. L. Mitchill in Trans. Soc. Promotion Useful Information (1801) 20 When man, taking the earth from nature's hand, bare of manure, is so to manage and dispose it artificially, that it shall yield him first a subsistence, and then an overplus to grow wealthy upon.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 166/1 This supply is known in the trade as ‘friers’, and consists of the overplus of a fishmonger's stock.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. 262 The landlord is paid out of the proceeds. The overplus is returned to the tenant.

1921 Times 2 Sept. 10/3 The overplus of wealthy parishes was to be applied in aid of other parishes in the same area.

1998 P. O'Brian Hundred Days iv. 112 There remained an overplus [of happiness] that he had to attribute to his return to what was..his own village.

†b. That which remains in the mind; a conclusion. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > conclusion

culorum1362

conclusionc1385

conjecturec1386

issuea1393

deduction1532

overplus1536

gatheringa1555

deducement1605

summation1608

therefore1641

offcome1655

deductivea1676

empiricism1724

wrap-up1960

inference1972

1536 A. Borde Let. 1 Apr. in Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) Foreword 58 Vnto the tyme yow haue seen them, & knowyng þe ouerplus of my mynd.

1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxlii^v The ouer plus of my mynde in this matter..I do commyt it to the industry of wise and experte phisicions.

c. A superabundance, an excess. Also: the fact of there being an excess of something (esp. in in overplus).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > superabundance

flood1340

overabundancea1382

abundancec1384

excessa1387

superfluitya1387

surcarka1400

superabundance?a1475

superfluencea1477

abundancy?1526

superfluousnessa1540

pleurisya1550

inundation1589

exsuperance1603

plethory1606

overplus1609

exuberancy1611

redoundancy1623

superabundancy1628

exsuperancy1638

exuberance1638

floodings1674

plethora1700

embarrassment1815

profligacy1834

overfullness1884

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxxxv. sig. I Thou hast thy Will, And Will too boote, and Will in ouer-plus .

1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. iv. 19 That over-plus and exuperancie of Manna.

1721 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. May (1966) II. 5 I beleive [I] shall take care another time not to involve my selfe in difficulties by an overplus of Heroic Generosity.

1794 D. O'Connell Corr. (1972) I. 17 I could spend three months at home in my native air free from all cost; which would compensate for the overplus of travelling charges.

a1817 J. Austen Two Chapters of Persuasion (1926) x. 27 To..pay for the overplus of Bliss, by Headake & Fatigue.

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado I. ii. 11 An idea of the splendid overplus of vegetable life within the tropics.

1950 O. St. J. Gogarty Rolling down Lea in Sackville St. (1989) 134 Now all is changed for an overplus Of passengers packed in a reasty bus.

2001 Australian (Nexis) 28 June 18 Most champions in most sports have a deep love and respect for what they do. Golfers have it in overplus; many cricketers too.

B. adj.

Remaining over; excessive, additional; extra, surplus, not needed or wanted. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > in excess

overeOE

overplusa1425

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > that is surplus

overplus1640

surplus1641

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [adjective] > remaining in excess

remanent1443

over1494

subsecive1613

overplus1640

surplus1641

leftover1864

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Luke xi. 41 Netheles that that is ouer plus [c1384 E.V. ouer, ether superflu; L. superest], ȝyue ȝe almes.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 409 (MED) It is conuenient and semeli and a counseil or a bidding of God that my good, being ouerplus to the nede of me and of myne, y schulde ȝeue to poor men into almes.

1640 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1877) II. 51 Sargient Savage his demand to have the overplus land at Hogg Iland.

1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions Ded. ii. 9 Whatever should be overplus or needless for the present day.

1726 G. Berkeley Let. to T. Prior 24 Aug. in Wks. (1871) IV. 133 Transmit the third part of the overplus sum to Swift and Company.

1772 T. Simes Mil. Guide Dosser, a kind of basket..to be carried on the shoulders, used to carry the overplus earth from one part of a fortification to another.

1802 F. O'Neill Poet. Ess. 16 She beats all the markets quite down, sir, And pockets the overplus pence.

1897 H. M. Jenkins Hist. Coll. relating to Gwynedd, Penn. (ed. 2) viii These patents confirmed the title acquired through Turner, and they also conveyed the overplus land in excess of the amount to which he had a right.

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. i. 234 Two or three days later her client was back with the news that the over-plus wife was gone fishing.

C. adv.

In addition, in excess, over; besides, into the bargain. Now rare (U.S. regional and English regional in later use).In quot. 1935: excessively.

ΚΠ

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 145 (MED) Þe poor man wole borewe of him vndir couenaunt to paie þe valew borewid and vsure ouerplus.

1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 5^v, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre Partyng the roote into .3. there remaineth ouerplus only one.

1598 in T. G. Law Archpriest Controv. (1898) II. 157 Wee adde this wishe overplus that yow had not made this edicte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. vi. 22 Anthony Hath after thee sent all thy Treasure, with His Bounty ouer-plus .

1694 Newdigate Newslet. 13 Feb. (Folger L.c.2287) It was quite filled up by ffriday noon and there Was 50000 L overplus.

1897 C. Lee Widow Woman 99 A staid, workish woman, with plenty o' sound doctrine, an' maybe a bit of a dowry overplush.

1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. ii. 57 Befo' de summer's over you'll be rootin' lak a hawg. You already lookin' over-plus lak one now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overplus
释义	overplusn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˈəʊvəplʌs/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌpləs/ Forms: Middle English ouerplues, Middle English ouerpluis, Middle English ouerpluse, Middle English oureplus, Middle English ouyrplus, Middle English owerplus, Middle English–1600s ouerplus, Middle English– overplus, 1500s overplusse, 1500s–1600s overpluse, 1600s o'replus, 1600s ouerplusse, 1600s overpluss, 1600s over-puls (transmission error); English regional 1800s– o'erploish (northern), 1800s– overplish (south-western), 1800s– overplush, 1800s– owerplush (northern); U.S. regional (southern) 1800s– overplush; Scottish pre-1700 1700s– overplus, 1800s o'erplush (southern), 1800s– owerplus, 1900s– overplush (Shetland); also Irish English (northern) 1900s– overplush, 1900s– owerplush. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: over- prefix, French plus; Latin plūs. Etymology: < over- prefix + Anglo-Norman and Middle French plus or its etymon classical Latin plūs plus n., after Anglo-Norman and Middle French surplus surplus n. or post-classical Latin superplus or surplus (see surplus n.). A. n. a. That which remains over; an amount left over from the main amount, or from what is allotted or required; an additional or extra quantity; a surplus. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity > a surplus or excess surplusc1374 overplusa1387 surplusagec1407 superplusage1436 superplusa1450 surcroitre1496 superfluous1552 excess1557 over-increase1579 over-sum1587 overflow1589 surcrease1600 surcroist1601 over-crease1625 exceeding1719 excedent1811 surcruec1825 overage1886 overspill1892 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [noun] > what remains in excess surplusc1374 overplusa1387 thrifta1387 surplusagec1407 surplusagec1407 superplusage1436 overdealc1440 overcome1445 superplusa1450 superfluities1483 upperplus1578 super1626 reserve1646 overs1864 overmatter1887 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 407 And alle the ouer pluse [?a1475 anon. tr. remanente; L. reliquias] He kepeþ to his owne vse. ?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 76 (MED) Þat ouerplus þat nedy men sholde be susteyned by, þey beþ not shamed to waste. 1419–20 Will in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 220 The over-plus of alle thys, y will hit be dysposed for my sowle. 1452 in C. Gross Gild Merchant (1890) II. 67 The sayde maistirs, byers & wardens shall set the owerplus of the sayde bargayne apon all þe brethred. 1463 in Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica (1836) III. 269 (MED) Þe seid feffees shull suffre þe seid Alianore and hir assignes..to perceyve, have, and enjoye to hir propre use þe ouerpluis of þe revenuz and profites. c1525 Rule St. Francis (Faust.) in J. S. Brewer & R. Howlett Monumenta Franciscana (1858) I. 570 (MED) Yf peradventur moore remayne of the almys that shalle suffice for ther necessite, what that is the ouerplus, the bretherne haue not to doo with yt without his licence that gave it. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. iii. 36 Hercules passyng the seas..and bringyng an ouerplus of people thence with hym. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xv. x. 545 Wee read two hundred yeares and the ouerplus. 1690 in Trans. Hawick Archaeol. Soc. (1917) 15 Substraction is to draw a small sume from a great. The overplus or quhat remains just underneath you set. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vi. 216 To ballance Pleasure and Pain,..so as to be able to say, on which Side the Overplus is. 1792 S. L. Mitchill in Trans. Soc. Promotion Useful Information (1801) 20 When man, taking the earth from nature's hand, bare of manure, is so to manage and dispose it artificially, that it shall yield him first a subsistence, and then an overplus to grow wealthy upon. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 166/1 This supply is known in the trade as ‘friers’, and consists of the overplus of a fishmonger's stock. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. 262 The landlord is paid out of the proceeds. The overplus is returned to the tenant. 1921 Times 2 Sept. 10/3 The overplus of wealthy parishes was to be applied in aid of other parishes in the same area. 1998 P. O'Brian Hundred Days iv. 112 There remained an overplus [of happiness] that he had to attribute to his return to what was..his own village. †b. That which remains in the mind; a conclusion. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > [noun] > conclusion culorum1362 conclusionc1385 conjecturec1386 issuea1393 deduction1532 overplus1536 gatheringa1555 deducement1605 summation1608 therefore1641 offcome1655 deductivea1676 empiricism1724 wrap-up1960 inference1972 1536 A. Borde Let. 1 Apr. in Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) Foreword 58 Vnto the tyme yow haue seen them, & knowyng þe ouerplus of my mynd. 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxlii^v The ouer plus of my mynde in this matter..I do commyt it to the industry of wise and experte phisicions. c. A superabundance, an excess. Also: the fact of there being an excess of something (esp. in in overplus). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > superabundance flood1340 overabundancea1382 abundancec1384 excessa1387 superfluitya1387 surcarka1400 superabundance?a1475 superfluencea1477 abundancy?1526 superfluousnessa1540 pleurisya1550 inundation1589 exsuperance1603 plethory1606 overplus1609 exuberancy1611 redoundancy1623 superabundancy1628 exsuperancy1638 exuberance1638 floodings1674 plethora1700 embarrassment1815 profligacy1834 overfullness1884 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets cxxxv. sig. I Thou hast thy Will, And Will too boote, and Will in ouer-plus . View more context for this quotation 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. i. iv. 19 That over-plus and exuperancie of Manna. 1721 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. May (1966) II. 5 I beleive [I] shall take care another time not to involve my selfe in difficulties by an overplus of Heroic Generosity. 1794 D. O'Connell Corr. (1972) I. 17 I could spend three months at home in my native air free from all cost; which would compensate for the overplus of travelling charges. a1817 J. Austen Two Chapters of Persuasion (1926) x. 27 To..pay for the overplus of Bliss, by Headake & Fatigue. 1850 B. Taylor Eldorado I. ii. 11 An idea of the splendid overplus of vegetable life within the tropics. 1950 O. St. J. Gogarty Rolling down Lea in Sackville St. (1989) 134 Now all is changed for an overplus Of passengers packed in a reasty bus. 2001 Australian (Nexis) 28 June 18 Most champions in most sports have a deep love and respect for what they do. Golfers have it in overplus; many cricketers too. B. adj. Remaining over; excessive, additional; extra, surplus, not needed or wanted. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] > in excess overeOE overplusa1425 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or superfluous > that is surplus overplus1640 surplus1641 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [adjective] > remaining in excess remanent1443 over1494 subsecive1613 overplus1640 surplus1641 leftover1864 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Luke xi. 41 Netheles that that is ouer plus [c1384 E.V. ouer, ether superflu; L. superest], ȝyue ȝe almes. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 409 (MED) It is conuenient and semeli and a counseil or a bidding of God that my good, being ouerplus to the nede of me and of myne, y schulde ȝeue to poor men into almes. 1640 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1877) II. 51 Sargient Savage his demand to have the overplus land at Hogg Iland. 1663 Marquis of Worcester Cent. Names & Scantlings Inventions Ded. ii. 9 Whatever should be overplus or needless for the present day. 1726 G. Berkeley Let. to T. Prior 24 Aug. in Wks. (1871) IV. 133 Transmit the third part of the overplus sum to Swift and Company. 1772 T. Simes Mil. Guide Dosser, a kind of basket..to be carried on the shoulders, used to carry the overplus earth from one part of a fortification to another. 1802 F. O'Neill Poet. Ess. 16 She beats all the markets quite down, sir, And pockets the overplus pence. 1897 H. M. Jenkins Hist. Coll. relating to Gwynedd, Penn. (ed. 2) viii These patents confirmed the title acquired through Turner, and they also conveyed the overplus land in excess of the amount to which he had a right. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. i. 234 Two or three days later her client was back with the news that the over-plus wife was gone fishing. C. adv. In addition, in excess, over; besides, into the bargain. Now rare (U.S. regional and English regional in later use).In quot. 1935: excessively. ΚΠ c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 145 (MED) Þe poor man wole borewe of him vndir couenaunt to paie þe valew borewid and vsure ouerplus. 1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 5^v, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre Partyng the roote into .3. there remaineth ouerplus only one. 1598 in T. G. Law Archpriest Controv. (1898) II. 157 Wee adde this wishe overplus that yow had not made this edicte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. vi. 22 Anthony Hath after thee sent all thy Treasure, with His Bounty ouer-plus . View more context for this quotation 1694 Newdigate Newslet. 13 Feb. (Folger L.c.2287) It was quite filled up by ffriday noon and there Was 50000 L overplus. 1897 C. Lee Widow Woman 99 A staid, workish woman, with plenty o' sound doctrine, an' maybe a bit of a dowry overplush. 1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men i. ii. 57 Befo' de summer's over you'll be rootin' lak a hawg. You already lookin' over-plus lak one now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.a1387
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