surplus

surplus
sur·plus /'sər-ˌpləs/ n
1 a: an amount that remains when a use or need is satisfied
b: an excess of receipts over disbursements
c: the value of assets after subtracting liabilities
2: an excess of the net worth of a corporation over the par value of its capital stock compare undivided profits
capital surplus: all surplus other than earned surplus
earned surplus: the surplus that remains after deducting losses, distributions to stockholders, and transfers to capital stock accounts
paid–in surplus: surplus resulting from the sale of stock at amounts above par

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

surplus
I noun balance, bonus, excess, expletive, glut, leavings, margin, nimiety, overabundance, overage, overflow, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, oversupply, redundance, redundancy, remainder, residue, residuum, spare, superabundance, superfluity, superplus, supersaturation, surfeit, surplusage associated concepts: accumulated surplus, distribution of surplus, surplus after sale, surplus goods, surplus income, surplus of proceeds, transfer to surplus II index balance (amount in excess), bonus, boom (prosperity), excess, excessive, expendable, needless, net, overage, plethora, profuse, redundancy, redundant, remainder (estate in property), remainder (remaining part), residual, residuary, superfluous, surfeit, unnecessary

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


surplus
n.
Excess; something left over after most of an asset or fund has been used for its designated purpose; a corporation’s assets remaining after expenses and debts have been paid.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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