surfeit vs surplus

surfeit

verb
  • To indulge (in something) to excess. 

  • To fill (something) to excess. 

  • To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance. 

  • To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively). 

  • To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something). 

  • To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something). 

  • To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively). 

  • To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption. 

noun
  • Disgust caused by excess; satiety. 

  • A group of skunks. 

  • A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence. 

  • Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating. 

  • An excessive amount of something. 

surplus

verb
  • To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc. 

noun
  • Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. 

  • The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose. 

  • That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus. 

  • assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted. 

adj
  • Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient. 

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