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capital-gains

🇬🇧 UK/'kæpɪt(ə)l-'ɡeɪnz/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

n.

Profits made from selling assets such as stocks or property at a higher price than they were bought.

资本收益;资产增值所得

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
captake, seize, hold
+
itconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
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-other
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gainstem
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splural
=capital-gains

Common Collocations

  • 1.capital gains tax资本利得税
  • 2.capital gains investment资本利得投资

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The investor paid taxes on capital gains from selling the stocks.

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