different between surplus vs overdose

English

Etymology

From Middle English surplus, from Middle French surplus. Compare French surplus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s??pl?s/, /?s?pl?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??pl?s/
• Hyphenation: sur?plus

Noun

surplus (countable and uncountable, plural surpluses or surplusses)

1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus.
2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
3. (law) The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
4. (law) assets left after liabilities and debts, including capital stock have been deducted.

Synonyms

• oversum

Antonyms

• lack
• deficit
• shortage

Translations

Adjective

surplus (not comparable)

1. Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient

Translations

Verb

surplus (third-person singular simple present surpluses or surplusses, present participle surplussing or surplusing, simple past and past participle surplussed or surplused)

1. (transitive) To treat as surplus to requirements; to sell off or dismiss from employment, etc.
   • 1952, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Moroccan air base construction. 2 v (page 618)

     This employee was engaged to direct asphalt plants and inasmuch as the work for which he had been employed was completed, he was surplused and his return travel was approved […]

Anagrams

• upslurs

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch surplus, from Middle French surplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r.pl?s/
• Hyphenation: sur?plus

Noun

surplus n (plural surplussen, diminutive surplusje n)

1. A surplus value, notably of money.

   Synonym: overschot

   Antonym: tekort

2. A remaining quantity, notably stock excess.

   Synonym: restant

Derived terms

• surplusgoederen
• surplusvoorraad

French

Etymology

From Middle French surplus, from Old French sorplus. Equivalent to sur- +? plus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy?.ply/

Noun

surplus m (plural surplus)

1. A surplus.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Italian: surplus

Further reading

• “surplus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French surplus.

Noun

surplus m (invariable)

1. A surplus (all senses).

Romanian

Etymology

From French surplus.

Noun

surplus n (plural surplusuri)

1. surplus

Declension

English

Etymology 1

From over- +? dose.

Noun

overdose (plural overdoses)

1. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

Translations

Etymology 2

From over- +? dose.

Verb

overdose (third-person singular simple present overdoses, present participle overdosing, simple past and past participle overdosed)

1. (transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
2. (intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.

   Be careful not to overdose on those pills.

   She overdosed on cocaine.

3. (intransitive, figuratively) To indulge in something excessively.

Derived terms

• OD
• overdoser

Related terms

• overdosage

Translations

Anagrams

• does over, overdoes

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.v??.doz/

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

1. (medicine) overdose

   Synonym: surdose

Further reading

• “overdose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose f (invariable)

1. (medicine) overdose

Anagrams

• doverose

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdoser, definite plural overdosene)

1. an overdose

References

• “overdose” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdosar, definite plural overdosane)

1. an overdose

References

• “overdose” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?zi, -?z?

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

1. overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug)

   Synonyms: superdose, sobredose

Verb

overdose

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of overdosar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of overdosar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of overdosar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of overdosar