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capital loss

noun

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

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Origin of capital loss

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby capital loss

capitalize, cap it all, capital letter, capital letters, capital levy, capital loss, capitally, capital market, capital offense, capital outlay, capital punishment
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