Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surplus budget

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: sur-plus bud-get
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A budget in which estimated or actual revenues exceed planned or actual expenditures over a given period.

Example Sentences

"The government achieved a surplus budget by cutting defense spending and increasing tax revenues."

Etymology

From surplus + budget.

Inflected Forms

surplus budgets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

balanced budget deficit budget

Antonyms

deficit budget

Questions

What does surplus budget mean?: A budget in which estimated or actual revenues exceed planned or actual expenditures over a given period.
Where does surplus budget come from?: From surplus + budget.

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