government surplus

government surplus
government surplus UK US noun [C, usually singular] GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS
the amount of money by which a government's income is greater than the money it spends
Compare GOVERNMENT DEFICIT(Cf. ↑government deficit)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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