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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Investors fear Milei will fail to secure enough congressional seats in October’s legislative election to deliver on his anti-austerity agenda, which has sparked economic growth and led to the first budget surplus in decades, though spending cuts have angered many.
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semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the federal government had a budget surplus of about $236,241.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Tim Walz burned through an $18 billion budget surplus, raised taxes by $10 billion, and allowed massive fraud to run rampant in his own agencies.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
President Trump welcomed a rare bit of good news in June — a $27 billion monthly federal budget surplus.
—Jon Toomey, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
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semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the federal government had a budget surplus of about $236,241.
—Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Tim Walz burned through an $18 billion budget surplus, raised taxes by $10 billion, and allowed massive fraud to run rampant in his own agencies.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
President Trump welcomed a rare bit of good news in June — a $27 billion monthly federal budget surplus.
—Jon Toomey, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for budget surplus
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“Budget surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budget%20surplus. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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