capital surplus
Americannoun
noun
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The listing did not directly affect SoftBank’s earnings results, but a gain of $47 billion was recorded as a capital surplus.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
It recorded a capital surplus of $4.65 billion from the listing's proceeds.
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
Yes, the scar was horrible in the shape of £3.3bn of impairments and writedowns, but at least Aviva could boast a substantially healthier capital surplus.
From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2013
The proceeds will be used to boost Man's regulatory capital surplus.
From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2011
To cut roads through swamp and forest and over river and ravine demanded capital, surplus time, and strong and efficient governments, all beyond the possibilities of early days.
From The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Skelton, Oscar Douglas
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