tiền dư
Definition
- 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.)