·add. ·- The excess that a purchaser would be willing to pay for a commodity over that he does pay, rather than go without the commodity;
— called also consumer's rent.
·noun That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires, such as food, clothes, picture...
·add. ·- Any profit above the normal rate of interest and wages accruing to a producer on account of...