budget surplus
noun
: more money than is needed to pay for planned expenses
The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus.
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The last federal budget surplus prior to 1997 occurred in 1969, when Democrats controlled both sides of Congress.
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Turns out that state budget surplus that Casey’s hubby has been claiming as evidence of his own special skills was propped up all along by COVID-era billions, courtesy of the smiling guy with the aviator glasses and crippling ice cream addiction.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
If this difference persists, a small primary budget surplus will be needed to stop the debt getting any higher.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
His tough measures have produced results: Argentina posted its first budget surplus in nearly 15 years and sharply reduced monthly inflation.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
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Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Turns out that state budget surplus that Casey’s hubby has been claiming as evidence of his own special skills was propped up all along by COVID-era billions, courtesy of the smiling guy with the aviator glasses and crippling ice cream addiction.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
If this difference persists, a small primary budget surplus will be needed to stop the debt getting any higher.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
His tough measures have produced results: Argentina posted its first budget surplus in nearly 15 years and sharply reduced monthly inflation.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for budget surplus
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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