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Surplusage is an English word with synonyms like excess or surplus. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Surplusage in a sentence

Surplusage meaning

  1. A surplus; a superabundance.
  2. Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected.
  3. A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.

Synonyms of Surplusage

excess surplus nimiety overabundance overmuch overmuchness superabundance

Related words

Other words often associated with Surplusage or its synonyms:

copiousness abundance superfluous redundant unnecessary supererogatory extra supernumerary spare unneeded surfeit much

Using Surplusage

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surplus; a superabundance. | Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and may be rejected. | A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
  • Useful related words include: excess, surplus, nimiety, overabundance.

Context around Surplusage

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

issue 1×

Sentence patterns with Surplusage

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the surplusage issue that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the unlawful benefit 1×

Common sentence endings:

in his dissent 1×

Words around Surplusage

Just before it in the word index:

surplus 960 surplice 6 surpheon 2 surpassing 308 surpasses 94 surpassed 667

Just after it in the word index:

surpluses 91 surprenant 5 surprins 2 surprise 5.606 surprised 3.449 surprises 670

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Surplusage

  • In this selection, "surplusage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, issue stand out and add context to how "surplusage" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the surplusage issue that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "surplusage" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with surplusage

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The “unlawful benefit” requirement is necessary, according to Walker, to avoid vagueness, overbreadth, and the surplusage issue that Katsas highlights in his dissent. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The “unlawful benefit” requirement is necessary, according to Walker, to avoid vagueness, overbreadth, and the surplusage issue that Katsas highlights in his dissent. (23 words)

Example sentences (1)

The “unlawful benefit” requirement is necessary, according to Walker, to avoid vagueness, overbreadth, and the surplusage issue that Katsas highlights in his dissent.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "surplusage" in a sentence?
An example: "The “unlawful benefit” requirement is necessary, according to Walker, to avoid vagueness, overbreadth, and the surplusage issue that Katsas highlights in his dissent." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "surplusage" from authentic English texts.
What does "surplusage" mean?
Surplusage means: A surplus; a superabundance.
What are synonyms of "surplusage"?
Common synonyms of "surplusage" include: excess, surplus, nimiety, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance.
How many example sentences with "surplusage" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "surplusage", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.