current surplus

collocation in English

meaningsofcurrentandsurplus

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current
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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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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(Definition ofcurrentandsurplusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first half of last year showed a quite satisfactorycurrentsurplusof £148 million, excluding aid, or £172 million including aid.
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In the year ahead the public sector is expected to show acurrentsurplusof more than £3,000 million.
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Those are the rules that show that there will be acurrentsurplusover the cycle.
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We must rely on visibles to earn us acurrentsurplus.
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Counting the last three months' invisibles, we have been running at the rate of about £500 million a year incurrentsurplus.
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In addition, we have to see that we earn a largecurrentsurplusof at least £200 million a year on current account.
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It gives acurrentsurpluscapacity of 4·5 million.
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We are budgeting for acurrentsurplusbecause we believe it is important that current expenditure is covered by taxation.
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Our first fiscal rule—the golden rule—is that over the cycle there is acurrentsurplus.
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Assessments ofcurrentsurplusstorage capacity are difficult to make due to a lack of complete information on the current levels of stocks.
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All of them either said or implied that acurrentsurpluswas the main method of financing overseas investment.
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They represent an estimatedcurrentsurplusfor the coming five years of £33 billion—a margin that shows that we are equipped to cope with further uncertainties.
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We estimate the direct costs of maintainingcurrentsurplusplaces— not all of which is in practice removable—as being some £240 million.
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It must be possible to use thecurrentsurplusas capital investment within the home economy, thereby bringing benefit at home and creating jobs.
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Ourcurrentsurplusof fossil fuels will not last for ever.
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Acurrentsurplusby itself is not sufficient.
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There was acurrentsurplus, chiefly for this reason, of £233 million in 1956 or an improvement on 1955 of £312 million.
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Thecurrentsurplusis not unreasonable given the fluctuations which have occurred in the amount of rebate payable from the fund over the years.
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Thecurrentsurplusis merely a sub-total of revenue less current expenditure before taking into account the so-called capital expenditure.
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