capital gain

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capital gain

noun capital gains

  1. countable, uncountable An increase in the value of a capital asset; an amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner.

    Opposite: capital loss

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Españolplusvalía
日本語キャピタルゲイン kyapitaru gein
中文資本利得 /资本利得 zīběnlìdé
Portuguêsmais-valia
Françaisplus-value
DeutschKapitalertrag
Italianoplusvalenza
Românăcâștig de capital
Русскийприро́ст капита́ла priróst kapitála

noun an amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner

Españolplusvalía
DeutschVeräußerungserlös, Veräußerungsgewinn
Italianoplusvalenza

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"capital gain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/capital%20gain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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capital gain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/capital%20gain

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@misc{capital_gain_2026,
  title = {capital gain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capital%20gain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}