剰じょう余よ金きん

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Common word

Meanings

noun

surplus; balance

Primarily used in financial and accounting contexts to refer to excess funds or a remaining balance after expenses.

決けっ算さんの結けっ果か、剰じょう余よ金きんが生しょうじた。
As a result of the settlement of accounts, a surplus was generated.
剰じょう余よ金きんは翌よく年ねん度どに繰くり越こされる。
The surplus is carried over to the next fiscal year.

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Usage patterns

〈会かい社しゃ〉が剰じょう余よ金きんを計けい上じょうするfor a company to record a surplus
その会かい社しゃは今こん期き、多た額がくの剰じょう余よ金きんを計けい上じょうした。
The company recorded a large surplus this term.
剰じょう余よ金きんを配はい当とうするto distribute a surplus as dividends
株かぶ主ぬし総そう会かいで剰じょう余よ金きんを配はい当とうすることが決きまった。
It was decided at the shareholders' meeting to distribute the surplus as dividends.
剰じょう余よ金きんが生しょうじるfor a surplus to arise
予よ算さんを節せつ約やくした結けっ果か、剰じょう余よ金きんが生しょうじた。
As a result of cutting the budget, a surplus arose.

Kanji

剰surplus, besides
余too much, myself, surplus
金gold

Related words

余よ剰じょう
剰余金 specifically refers to a monetary surplus in accounting, while 余剰 is a broader term for excess of any kind (goods, resources, funds).
利り益えきN2
剰余金 is the technical accounting term for the specific remaining balance after expenses, while 利益 is the more general everyday word for profit.

Opposites

欠けっ損そん金きん
剰余金 is an accounting surplus, while 欠損金 is the corresponding term for a deficit or loss.

Don't confuse with

黒くろ字じN2
黒字 describes the state of being profitable overall, whereas 剰余金 refers to the actual leftover amount of money itself.

Built from

剰じょう余よ+金きん

Etymology

Compound of 剰余 (surplus, excess) and 金 (money). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese financial term.