overplus
Etymology
From over- + Anglo-Norman plus, Middle French plus.
noun
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That which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus. I proposed that the two referees should retire and consider for themselves how much should be allowed for the boy's board and lodging, deducting at the rate of sixpence a day for what advantage was gained by his going on errands; and that the overplus should be restored. 1793, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 262
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