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

In seven out of the 13 years between 1947 and 1960, the federal government actually ran a budget surplus.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jackson repeatedly declared that, with no more national debt, the U.S. would “always” have a budget surplus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

The center-left coalition government has reduced the formerly high unemployment rate and attained a budget surplus as well as followed the previous government's policies of maintaining low inflation and a stable currency.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency