overstocks

noun

plural of overstock
as in surpluses

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  1. surpluses
  2. excesses
  3. overages
  4. redundancies
Noun
  • Lamont’s chief fiscal focus since 2020 has been on channeling $11 billion in surpluses — forced by aggressive savings rules — to whittle down a hefty pension debt created over seven decades prior to 2011.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
  • Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of surpluses
Noun
  • Don’t wait for the bubble to burst A Fed hike could also help rein in speculative excesses and help promote financial system stability.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • The French knew about some of Stalin’s excesses—the show trials, the labor camps, the bloody purges of those who strayed from the party line.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Definition of excesses
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  • Enterprises are now navigating a fast-changing mix of tokens, credits, model tiers, usage limits, overages and more inside existing software contracts.
    — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Such deals would provide flexibility by allowing bonus overages to be pushed into the 2027-28 cap year if necessary.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of overages
Noun
  • Or perhaps, just like physical safety, there should be multiple redundancies and all must play their part.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Over the years, there have been lengthy fights over any suggestion of redundancies.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of redundancies
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