"capital gain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capital gains [plural]
Etymology: capital + gain Head templates: {{en-noun}} capital gain (plural capital gains)
  1. (economics) An increase in the value of a capital asset. Categories (topical): Economics Translations (an increase in the value of a capital asset): plusvàlua [feminine] (Catalan), guany de capital [masculine] (Catalan), 資本利得 (Chinese Mandarin), 资本利得 (zīběnlìdé) (Chinese Mandarin), værdistigning [common-gender] (Danish), kapitalgajno (Esperanto), arvonnousu (Finnish), plus-value [feminine] (French), Kapitalertrag [feminine] (German), keuntungan modal (Indonesian), gnóthachan caipitiúil [masculine] (Irish), plusvalenza [feminine] (Italian), laba modal (Malay), mais-valia [feminine] (Portuguese), câștig de capital [neuter] (Romanian), приро́ст капита́ла (priróst kapitála) [masculine] (Russian), plusvalía [feminine] (Spanish), kapitalvinst [common-gender] (Swedish), ennill cylalaf [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-capital_gain-en-noun-e2lVBzsH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 81 19 Topics: economics, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'an increase in the value of a capital asset': 75 25
  2. (business, finance) 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. Categories (topical): Business, Finance Translations (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): kapitalindkomst [common-gender] (Danish), myyntivoitto (Finnish), Veräußerungserlös [masculine] (German), Veräußerungsgewinn [masculine] (German), gnóthachan caipitiúil [masculine] (Irish), plusvalenza [feminine] (Italian), zysk kapitałowy [masculine] (Polish), plusvalía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-capital_gain-en-noun-HbzxBbJt Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of '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': 25 75

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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gnóthachan caipitiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "plusvalenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zysk kapitałowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "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",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "plusvalía"
    }
  ],
  "word": "capital gain"
}

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