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capital gains

capital gains is the plural of capital gain.

Meaning of capital gain

Noun

capital gain (countable and uncountable, plural capital gains)

  1. An increase in the value of a capital asset; 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.
    Antonyms:
    capital loss

Questions about capital gains

What is capital gains the plural of?
Capital gains is the plural of capital gain.

Words near capital gains in the dictionary

  1. capital expenditures
  2. capital expense
  3. capital expenses
  4. capital flight
  5. capital gain
  6. capital gains
  7. capital gains tax
  8. capital gains taxes
  9. capital good
  10. capital goods
  11. capital grant

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