CAPITAL LOSS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("capital loss" is a kind of...):

financial loss (loss of money or decrease in financial value)

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