budget surplus
noun
: more money than is needed to pay for planned expenses
The state currently has a $3 million budget surplus.
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The government succeeded in reversing the fiscal deficit and achieving a budget surplus — a rare result in Argentina’s recent history — but the social cost of the austerity measures has drawn criticism.
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Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Georgia’s budget surplus becomes a defining contrast in the governor’s race.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Currently, if state expenses exceed state revenues, Iowa can pull 50% of the difference from the Taxpayer Relief Fund and take the remainder from its budget surplus.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
The new framework agreement to fund renovations at the city’s 25-year-old sports, concert and convention venue relies heavily on state support, at a time when the state enjoys a budget surplus that could easily disappear in light of federal funding cuts and other uncertainty in the economy.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Clara Preve, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Georgia’s budget surplus becomes a defining contrast in the governor’s race.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Currently, if state expenses exceed state revenues, Iowa can pull 50% of the difference from the Taxpayer Relief Fund and take the remainder from its budget surplus.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
The new framework agreement to fund renovations at the city’s 25-year-old sports, concert and convention venue relies heavily on state support, at a time when the state enjoys a budget surplus that could easily disappear in light of federal funding cuts and other uncertainty in the economy.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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