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surplus

CEFR: C1

An amount of an asset or resource that exceeds the portion that is utilized; in finance, when total revenues surpass total expenditures.

Synonyms

excess

Common Collocations

trade surplus
budget surplus
surplus funds

Example Sentence

Norway reinvests its sovereign petroleum budget surplus into global sustainable infrastructure funds.

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