budget surplus

American  

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

noun

plural

budget surpluses

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

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Example Sentences

This has allowed the government to run a budget surplus which gives it more capacity to support households and businesses.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

Argentina recorded a budget surplus in 2025 for the second year in a row, the first time since 2008 that this was achieved, the government said Friday.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The ratings agency also cited Greece’s budget performance and forecast a general government budget surplus of close to 1% of GDP this year, improving from a deficit of 1.4% of GDP in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

And it dedicates nearly $400 billion of our budget surplus to keep Medicare solvent past 2025; and, at long last, to give every senior a voluntary choice of affordable coverage for prescription drugs.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson