Definitions for "Surplusage"
Matter in pleading which is not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.
In jurisprudence, surplusage is a useless statement completely irrelevant to the cause. Surplusages may be included in any declaration, plea, or claim. According to LectLaw http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/s209.htm, "if a man in his declaration, plea, etc., make mention of a thing which need, not be stated, but the matter set forth is grammatically right, and perfectly sensible, no advantage can be taken on demurrer.
Keywords:  overplus, beyond, wanted, grain, excess
Surplus; excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted.
A greater disbursement than the charge of the accountant amounts to.
Keywords:  quantity, larger, needed
a quantity much larger than is needed