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Meanings of economic surplus in English

Spanish
exceso de oferta
Catalan
excés d'oferta

Situation in which the quantity of a good or service supplied is more than the quantity demanded.

exceso de oferta
Portuguese
excedente económico
Catalan
excedent
Spanish
excedente

Monetary benefit that accrues to parties to an economic transaction.

Related terms
excedente económico
Synonyms
Examples for "total welfare"
Examples for "total welfare"
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A 119 billion pound limit on total welfare spending also has a political edge.
Reuters
2
Chancellor George Osborne has said a new cap on total welfare spending will be introduced from next year.
BBC
3
Millions of public sector workers will lose automatic annual pay increases and there will be a cap on total welfare spending.
BBC
4
He also announced a cap on total welfare spending and axed winter fuel payments for expatriate pensioners in hot countries from 2015.
BBC
5
This will be supplemented by an additional £47 million from the European Social Fund, bringing the total welfare-to-workpackage to £416 million.
The Irish Times
1
Such a one might base his conclusions on Germany's total surplus of annual productivity as distinct from her export surplus.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
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Overall, the total surplus at June 2014 was € 194 million, which is similar to June 2013.
The Irish Times
3
The total surplus from federal, state and local governments and its social security system was 18 billion euros in 2014.
Reuters
4
ISMA put the total surplus at about 2.5 million tonnes and said the incentive should apply to another 1.0-1.5 million tonnes.
Reuters
5
In 2010, China ran a $181 billion bilateral surplus with the United States, and a total surplus of $183 billion.
Reuters
Usage of economic surplus in English
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Village life, with its limited area and still more limited resources, has little economic surplus upon which parasitism can feed.
Civilization and Beyond: Learning from History
Translations for economic surplus