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CAPITAL GAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("capital gain" is a kind of...):
financial gain (the amount of monetary gain)