Definition

1. Noun:
   • Surplus money / leftover money: Money that remains after all necessary expenses, bills, or planned purchases have been paid. It refers to an excess amount of cash beyond what was needed for a specific purpose.
   • Bonus money / extra money: In certain contexts, particularly from historical or specific commercial usage, it can refer to an additional sum of money granted as a bonus or premium.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi trả hết các hóa đơn, tôi còn một ít tiền dư. (After paying all the bills, I had a little surplus money left.)
  • Công ty chia tiền dư cho nhân viên cuối năm. (The company distributed bonus money to employees at the end of the year.)
  • Hãy để tiền dư vào tài khoản tiết kiệm. (Put the leftover money into a savings account.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can appear in formal financial contexts, such as in statements for cooperatives, clubs, or small businesses, to indicate a profit or financial surplus at the end of an accounting period.
  • Báo cáo tài chính cho thấy một khoản tiền dư nhỏ. (The financial report shows a small surplus.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiền thừa (n): This is a more common and general synonym for "leftover money" or "change" (as in change from a purchase). It is often used interchangeably in everyday speech.

  • Tôi không cần tiền thừa, bạn cứ giữ đi. (I don't need the change, you keep it.)

• Tiền lãi (n): profit, interest. This refers specifically to money earned from an investment or business activity, not simply what is left over.

  • Tiền lãi từ ngân hàng rất thấp. (The interest from the bank is very low.)

• Tiền tích lũy (n): savings, accumulated money.

  • Số tiền tích lũy của cô ấy đang tăng dần. (Her savings are gradually increasing.)

Synonyms

• Surplus funds: Money available beyond requirements.
• Excess cash: Cash remaining after expenditures.
• Leftover money: Money that is left after other amounts have been used.
• Bonus: An extra sum of money given as a reward or incentive.

Related Idioms

• While "tiền dư" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it relates to the common concept of financial excess.
• Đầu tư tiền dư: to invest surplus money.
  • Ông ấy quyết định đầu tư tiền dư vào chứng khoán. (He decided to invest the surplus money in stocks.)