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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Example Sentences

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

Newsom touted a “modest” budget surplus, which Stephenshaw pegged at $363 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Kosovo has maintained a budget surplus as a result of efficient tax collection and inefficient budget execution.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency