surplus

  • noun 1 an amount left over when requirements have been met. 2 an excess of income or assets over expenditure or liabilities in a given period.

  • adjective more than what is needed or used; extra.

  — ORIGIN from Latin super- ‘in addition’ + plus ‘more’.

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