capital gain

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noun

profit from the sale of assets, as bonds or real estate.

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Origin of capital gain

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby capital gain

capital assets, capital budget, capital expenditure, capital flight, capital formation, capital gain, capital gains tax, capital goods, capital-intensive, capital investment, capitalism

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How to use capital gain in a sentence

Taxes and fees still exist in this space as well, such as capital gains on large earnings and withdrawals and transaction fees from the third-party platforms where NFTs are bought and sold.
Digiday Guide: How publishers and marketers can use the blockchain in their businesses|Kayleigh Barber|October 26, 2021|Digiday
In Thiel’s case, it’s not clear if that would be possible, given that he’s long reported tens of millions of dollars on his tax returns from capital gains, interest and dividends on investments he holds outside of his Roth IRA.
House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy|by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler|September 21, 2021|ProPublica
While federal income tax has a maximum tax rate of 37 percent, the tax rate for capital gains tops out at just 20 percent.
How the rich avoid paying taxes|Madeline Marshall|July 8, 2021|Vox
A gigantic windfall like his would normally be taxed as a capital gain at a rate of 20% under current law.
Was Bob Dylan’s sale of his massive music catalog a tax maneuver?|Geoffrey Colvin|December 8, 2020|Fortune

The Internal Revenue Service treats any crypto transaction as taxable event, like selling a stock or a piece of real estate—meaning a PayPal user who buys a coffee or groceries from a crypto account could be forced to declare a capital gain.
PayPal plans a much wider embrace of cryptocurrency, including Venmo use|Jeff|November 2, 2020|Fortune
The $2 million purchase price thus represents a $1.5 million capital gain.
Capital Gains: Answering Krugman and Bernstein|David Frum|January 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Those corporations aren't losing in this process, so there's no loss corresponding to a stockholder's capital gain on stocks.
Stop the Madness!||August 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If, as I am inclined to believe, your view can be widely extended, it will be a capital gain to the doctrine of evolution.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for capital gain

capital gain

noun

the amount by which the selling price of a financial asset exceeds its cost

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Cultural definitions for capital gain

capital gain

Personal income earned by the sale of assets, such as stocks or real property. The gain is the difference between the price paid for the asset and the selling price. Most conservatives want capital gains taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income in order to stimulate investment, whereas most liberals oppose a lower rate for capital gains as a subsidy for the wealthy.