Excess of revenues over expenses in an organization or state during a certain period. In the case of public administrations, when their revenues are greater than the expenses for the year, they are said to have a fiscal or budget surplus. Similarly, if a country’s exports are greater than its imports, the country is said to have a trade surplus. In the case of commercial companies, the term profit or gain is more commonly used, and in Latin America, utility.
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