budgetary surplus

[/ˈbʌdʒɪteri ˈsɜːrpləs/]

nounpl: budgetary surpluses

superávit orçamentário

1. A situation in which a government or organization's revenue exceeds its expenditures during a fiscal period

The country achieved a budgetary surplus of $5 billion this year.

O país alcançou um superávit orçamentário de 5 bilhões de dólares este ano.

2. The amount by which income exceeds spending in a budget

The budgetary surplus allowed the government to pay down debt.

O superávit orçamentário permitiu que o governo reduzisse a dívida.

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General Brazilian

superávit orçamentário

Standard term used in Brazilian economic and political discourse

Portugal

excedente orçamental

Common alternative in Portuguese European context

Portugal

superávit orçamental

Also used in Portugal, following similar patterns to Brazilian Portuguese

in the black (when a budget is in surplus)

balanced budget (when revenue equals expenditure)

fiscal responsibility (associated with achieving surpluses)

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