budget surplus

American  

[buhj-it sur-pluhs] / ˈbʌdʒ ɪt ˈsɜr plʌs /

noun

budget surpluses plural

1. more funds available or expected than required for expenses according to a budget.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• budget surpluses
  plural

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budget surplus

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature, with a significant budget surplus, began earmarking even more funds, leading to a peak of $1.1 billion in wildfire mitigation investments during the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

While Martin’s government faces a range of domestic problems, including a worsening housing crisis and a patchwork health care system, it also has loads of money and a huge budget surplus.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026

The ONS said that the current budget surplus, which measures the gap between day-to-day spending and revenues, was 40.9 billion pounds in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Through wielding his famous chainsaw External link, he has succeeded in streamlining the country’s bloated government bureaucracy and producing the country’s first budget surplus in over a decade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

The outlook remains favorable, with real GDP growth in 2000 projected at 3.25%, along with a small budget surplus.

From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency