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capital surplus

American  

noun

  1. the surplus of a business, exclusive of its earned surplus.


capital surplus British  

noun

  1. another name (esp US) for share premium

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The listing did not directly affect SoftBank’s earnings results, but a gain of $47 billion was recorded as a capital surplus.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023

It recorded a capital surplus of $4.65 billion from the listing's proceeds.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

Yes, the scar was horrible in the shape of £3.3bn of impairments and writedowns, but at least Aviva could boast a substantially healthier capital surplus.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2013

The proceeds will be used to boost Man's regulatory capital surplus.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2011

Unused deposits, capital, surplus, and undivided profits were growing very small in comparison with loans and discounts at the end of the year.

From A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States by Juglar, Clément