Sur″plus‐age (?), n. [See Surplus, and cf. Superplusage.] 1. Surplus; excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted.
Take what thou please of all this surplusage. Spenser.
A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a reduction from another part of the same creature. Emerson.
2. (Law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
3. (Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to. Rees.