Definition of overplus in English:
overplus
noun ˈəʊvəplʌsˈoʊvərˌpləs
dated A surplus or excess.
an overplus of one ingredient
Example sentencesExamples
- The very state of peace in which we gloried was injurious; there were no means of employing the idle, or of sending any overplus of population out of the country.
- He could easily have forsaken songwriting at this point: he had money in overplus, Linda's renewed dedication, an aerie in the town he adored.
- A well-known one is the pun in Sonnet 135 where he uses the word ‘will’ 13 times with the double meaning of her will or volition and him, ‘William’: ‘Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will, / And Will to boot, and Will in overplus.’
- ‘It is chiefly among the Dutch and German settlers that vegetables are cultivated; and the overplus beyond their family wants is occasionally offered for sale.’
- As usual with Republicans, they project onto others the sins that they themselves commit, in overplus.
Origin
Late Middle English: partial translation of French surplus or medieval Latin superplus.
Definition of overplus in US English:
overplus
nounˈōvərˌpləsˈoʊvərˌpləs
dated A surplus or excess.
an overplus of one ingredient
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘It is chiefly among the Dutch and German settlers that vegetables are cultivated; and the overplus beyond their family wants is occasionally offered for sale.’
- As usual with Republicans, they project onto others the sins that they themselves commit, in overplus.
- A well-known one is the pun in Sonnet 135 where he uses the word ‘will’ 13 times with the double meaning of her will or volition and him, ‘William’: ‘Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will, / And Will to boot, and Will in overplus.’
- He could easily have forsaken songwriting at this point: he had money in overplus, Linda's renewed dedication, an aerie in the town he adored.
- The very state of peace in which we gloried was injurious; there were no means of employing the idle, or of sending any overplus of population out of the country.
Origin
Late Middle English: partial translation of French surplus or medieval Latin superplus.