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 financial crisis comes even as the state of Georgia reports a historic $14 billion budget surplus.
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CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
In his second term, Walz worked with Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers to chart a more liberal course in state government, aided by a huge budget surplus.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Miami Beach is set to distribute $500 checks to homeowners from a budget surplus, but renters are not included in the initiative.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Last year, Texas’s budget surplus was higher than the entire outlays of many states.
—Scott Feuless, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
In his second term, Walz worked with Democratic majorities in both legislative chambers to chart a more liberal course in state government, aided by a huge budget surplus.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Miami Beach is set to distribute $500 checks to homeowners from a budget surplus, but renters are not included in the initiative.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Last year, Texas’s budget surplus was higher than the entire outlays of many states.
—Scott Feuless, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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