That -which remains of a fnnd appropriated for a particular purpose; the remainder of a thing; the overplus; tbe residue. See People’s F. Ius. Co. v. Parker, 35 N. J. Law, 577; Towery v. McGaw (Ky.) 56 S. W. 727; Appeal of Coates, 2 Pa. 137. —Surplus earnings. See Earnings
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)