Overplus (Noun)
Meaning
Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- After years of austerity, the unexpected windfall brought an overplus of money to the household budget.
- Her small closet was cluttered with an overplus of shoes, with no more room for additions.
- With three years' worth of food stockpiled, the survivalist felt secure in the face of disaster, thanks to his overplus of supplies.
- Having inherited a large estate, the siblings were faced with the pleasant problem of dividing up the overplus of assets.
- The multinational corporation's overplus of cash on hand allowed it to invest aggressively in new technologies.