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overage collapse: a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations; too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope

overabundance collapse: a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"

gratuity collapse: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation; a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

lagniappe collapse: a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

leftover collapse: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

bonus collapse: anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

surfeit collapse: the state of being more than full; indulge (one's appetite) to satiety; supply or feed to surfeit

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

remainder collapse: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor; something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"; sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books"

plus collapse: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"; on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"

overmuch collapse: very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"; more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not blame them overmuch"

redundancy collapse: repetition of an act needlessly; the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers"; (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails; repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission

excess collapse: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits; a quantity much larger than is needed; more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

dividend collapse: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus); that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly; a number to be divided by another number

overflow collapse: the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity; flow or run over (a limit or brim)

extra collapse: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"; an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis); further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"; unusually or exceptionally; "an extra fast car"

margin collapse: an amount beyond the minimum necessary; "the margin of victory"; the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities; the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

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