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▸ noun: Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
▸ noun: (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
▸ noun: (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.
▸ adjective: Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.
▸ verb: (transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.
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excess,
surplusage,
redundant,
superfluous,
supererogatory,
spare,
extra,
supernumerary,
unnecessary,
unneeded,
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