# Surplus

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## Definition

Unless otherwise defined, the amount left over after expenses have been offset against income (amount by which receipts exceed outlays): i.e. the result, usually calculated before taxes. - See expenses, contribution margin, success, earnings, profit, added value, return on sales. - Cf. Deutsche Bundesbank Monthly Report September 2009, p. 53 (net income of German banks 1999-2008) and the respective September report for new figures. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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