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proceeds

UK/'prәusi:dz/US
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Definitions

n.

The money obtained from a sale, event, or activity (always plural)

收益,收入,所得款项

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proceedbefore
+
-sgo, yield, move
=proceeds

From proceed (go forward): the money that 'comes forward' out of a sale. Always plural, always financial — distinct from the verb proceed.

Common Collocations

  • 1.net proceeds净收益
  • 2.donate the proceeds捐出收益
  • 3.proceeds from the sale销售所得
  • 4.use the proceeds动用所得款项

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    All proceeds from the concert go to charity.

  • 2.

    They used the proceeds of the sale to buy a house.

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