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overplusses

overplusses is the plural of overplus.

Meaning of overplus

Noun

overplus (countable and uncountable, plural overpluses or overplusses)

  1. That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.
    • Where some for an over-plus, or supererogation have added this necessaity, that they must necessarily accompany them, as well in death, as in life.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Questions about overplusses

What is overplusses the plural of?
Overplusses is the plural of overplus.

Words near overplusses in the dictionary

  1. overplusage
  2. overplusages
  3. overpluses
  4. overplussage
  5. overplussages
  6. overplusses
  7. overply
  8. overplying
  9. overpointed
  10. overpoise
  11. overpoised

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