Surplus

What Does Surplus Mean?
A situation in which assets exceed liabilities, income exceeds expenditures, exports exceed imports, or profits exceed losses.

Investopedia explains Surplus
A surplus is the opposite of a deficit. When a country exports more then it imports, it is said to have a trade surplus.

Related Terms

Asset
Deficit
Income
Liability
Producer Surplus
Profit
Surplus Spending Unit
Treasury Budget
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