Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• CAPITAL SURPLUS
  
  Refers to the accounting difference between the amount received by the initial sale of a corporation's stock less the par value of that stock. Since many new issues are sold at prices in excess of the par value, the proceeds component can be significant. Other related terms are Paid-In Capital or Paid-In Surplus.
  
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