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OVERPLUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overplus mean? 

OVERPLUS (noun)
  The noun OVERPLUS has 1 sense:

1. extreme excessplay

  Familiarity information: OVERPLUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERPLUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme excess

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

embarrassment; overplus; plethora; superfluity

Context example:

an embarrassment of riches

Hypernyms ("overplus" is a kind of...):

excess; excessiveness; inordinateness (immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "overplus"):

redundance; redundancy (the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded)


 Context examples 


We beg to acknowledge £10 received and to return cheque £1 17s. 9d, amount of overplus, as shown in receipted account herewith.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)



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