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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There is also the potential capital gains upside via corporate venturing returns.
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Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
South Korea's Kospi continued to rise to notch its second day of record high, after the government reversed its plan to hike capital gains tax on stocks Monday.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The basic way that capital gains are calculated hasn’t changed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Brendon Grunewald, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
South Korea's Kospi continued to rise to notch its second day of record high, after the government reversed its plan to hike capital gains tax on stocks Monday.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
The basic way that capital gains are calculated hasn’t changed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Capital gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20gain. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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