Phrase guide

capital gain

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, economics, finance, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: capital loss

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: financial gain

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: plusvàlua — Translations
  • Catalan: guany de capital — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本利得 /资本利得 (zīběnlìdé) — Translations
  • Danish: værdistigning — Translations
  • Esperanto: kapitalgajno — Translations
  • Finnish: arvonnousu — Translations
  • French: plus-value — Translations
  • German: Kapitalertrag — Translations
  • Indonesian: keuntungan modal — Translations
  • Irish: gnóthachan caipitiúil — Translations
  • Italian: plusvalenza — Translations
  • Japanese: キャピタルゲイン (kyapitaru gein) — Translations
  • Malay: laba modal — Translations
  • Portuguese: mais-valia — Translations
  • Romanian: câștig de capital — Translations
  • Russian: приро́ст капита́ла (priróst kapitála) — Translations
  • Spanish: plusvalía — Translations
  • Swedish: kapitalvinst — Translations
  • Thai: กําไรประเภททุน — Translations
  • Welsh: ennill cylalaf — Translations
  • Danish: kapitalindkomst — 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
  • Finnish: myyntivoitto — 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
  • German: Veräußerungserlös — 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
  • German: Veräußerungsgewinn — 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
  • Irish: gnóthachan caipitiúil — 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
  • Italian: plusvalenza — 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
  • Polish: zysk kapitałowy — 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
  • Spanish: plusvalía — 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