Surplusage (Noun)
Meaning
A quantity much larger than is needed.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The company had a surplusage of office supplies after the merger, with boxes of unused pens and paper stacked up in the storage room.
- The farmer's bumper crop resulted in a surplusage of wheat, which he was able to sell to neighboring farms.
- The city's water reservoirs were filled to capacity, with a surplusage of water that would last through the dry summer months.
- The charity received a surplusage of donations after the natural disaster, with more food and clothing than they could distribute.
- The manufacturer had a surplusage of inventory after the holiday season, with warehouses full of unsold toys and gadgets.