Origin of surplus
Middle English ; from Old French ; from sur-, above (see sur-) + Classical Latin plus, more (see plus)
forming a surplus; excess; extra
⌂ designating or of commodities (specif., certain excess farm products) bought, stored, distributed, etc. by the government under the Federal price-support program
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