proceeds
Britishplural noun
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the profit or return derived from a commercial transaction, investment, etc
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the result, esp the revenue or total sum, accruing from some undertaking or course of action, as in commerce
Example Sentences
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The reserve was funded using proceeds from the sale of common stock under Strategy’s at-the-market offering program.
From Barron's
Tellingly, the proceeds will not solely benefit Kelly.
From Salon
To be eligible for a reverse mortgage, a borrower must own their home outright or have a mortgage balance low enough to be paid off with the proceeds of the reverse mortgage.
From MarketWatch
When the index’s return is negative over the first two trading sessions after Thanksgiving, in contrast, it proceeds to gain an average of 2.6% through the end of the year.
From MarketWatch
The proceeds will “go directly to families undergoing cancer treatment,” according to his website.
From Los Angeles Times
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