capital gain

noun

: the increase in value of an asset (such as stock or real estate) between the time it is bought and the time it is sold

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Total return measures the income that a bond pays as well as any capital gain or loss from a change in price, up or down. —

Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025 Republican tax writers should emblazon on their minds and ceaselessly remind their colleagues that cutting the capital gains tax immediately means more revenue—not a year or two down the road, but right away. —

Steve Forbes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 The proposal would also remove capital gains taxes from transactions of gold and silver, or bullion, allowing residents to reduce their taxable income. —

Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2025 Taxpayers face one of three federal rates for long-term capital gains (assets held more than one year) as well as on qualified dividends. —

Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for capital gain