overpluses

noun

plural of overplus
as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed the store was stuck with an overplus of tie-ins for a movie that fizzled at the box office

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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
Noun
  • In theory, governments are supposed to balance out deficits in bad times with surpluses in good times.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Both post test scores far below the state average, and the funding formula leaves Hartford’s own school district starved while CREC thrives with surpluses.
    — State Rep Maryam Khan, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpluses
Noun
  • Is there still unfinished business in rationalizing the excesses of the semiconductor surge, which formed the core of the momentum-stock frenzy?
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Tillis, for his part, expressed frustration with the Administration’s other excesses.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of excesses
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