ME overe-plus, partial transl. of OFr surplus, surplus
overplus in American English
(ˈouvərˌplʌs)
noun
an excess over a particular amount; surplus
After the harvest the overplus was distributed among the tenantry
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME; partial trans. of OF surplussurplus]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, flash, index, negative, register
Examples of 'overplus' in a sentence
overplus
Before it has time to dry, take the overplus off with rather a hard sponge, dipped in thin paste-water.
Joseph E. Zaensdorf The Art of Bookbinding (1890). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)