surplus revenue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurplusandrevenue
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.pləs/us/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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revenue
noun[U]
uk/ˈrev.ən.juː/us/ˈrev.ə.nuː/
the income that a government or company ...
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(Definition ofsurplusandrevenuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The responsibility for the allocation ofsurplusrevenueof this kind is a matter for the local authorities concerned.
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That is where they have got thesurplusrevenueto subsidise their rates.
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I think it is inherent in any scheme in which a management sees that the wholesurplusrevenueis handed elsewhere to spend.
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I was particularly anxious about thesurplusrevenuepoint.
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He made one proviso, and that was that expenditure must be covered bysurplusrevenue.
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I agree that the only proper sinking fund is to have asurplusrevenueover expenditure.
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Anysurplusrevenuecould be used to provide grants for insulating homes.
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It has never had the margin ofsurplusrevenueto do so.
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If this is thesurplusrevenueto be obtained for the railways, it will not be enough to cover their central charges.
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This is not a distribution ofsurplusrevenue.
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Therefore, so far from not reaching thesurplusrevenueof £10,750,000, there is every prospect that the surplus will far exceed that amount.
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One cannot draw fair comparisons and, therefore, a number of questions that are asked—for example, where does thesurplusrevenueend up?
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The tolls must not explicitly produce anysurplusrevenuethat can be aggregated in anticipation of the need for future investment.
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Thesurplusrevenuemust by law be applied to the provision and maintenance of parking accommodation off the highway.
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This expenditure had to be financed out ofsurplusrevenue.
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Thatsurplusrevenueshould not be used in this way.
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But if the charity invests in land its other resources, whether they are derived fromsurplusrevenue, from gifts, or anywhere else, that land may be liable to levy.
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In 1897 thesurplusrevenueamounted to £4,200,000.
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The figure of £50 million as thesurplusrevenueat the end of 1970 to be reaped as a result of these proposals is very largely a fictitious one.
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It is a commercially viable organization able to meet all its expenses and also generatesurplusrevenue.
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