capital loss
noun
loss from the sale of assets, as of bonds or real estate.
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Nearby words
- capital goods,
- capital investment,
- capital letter,
- capital letters,
- capital levy,
- capital market,
- capital offense,
- capital outlay,
- capital punishment,
- capital resources
Origin of capital loss
First recorded in 1920–25
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019