Phrase guide

capital gains tax

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, government, sciences, taxation

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CGT

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tax on capital gains

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本利得稅 /资本利得税 (zīběn lìdé shuì) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本收益稅 /资本收益税 (zīběn shōuyì shuì) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本增值稅 /资本增值税 (zīběn zēngzhí shuì) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資產增值稅 /资产增值税 (zīchǎn zēngzhí shuì) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Danish: kapitalindskomstskat — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Dutch: vermogenswinstbelasting — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Dutch: vermogensaanwasbelasting — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Finnish: pääomatulovero — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • French: impôt sur les plus-values — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • German: Wertzuwachssteuer — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Japanese: 譲渡所得 (jōto shotoku) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Polish: podatek od zysków kapitałowych — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Polish: podatek od dochodów kapitałowych — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Romanian: impozit pe câștigul de capital — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Russian: нало́г на увеличе́ние ры́ночной сто́имости капита́ла (nalóg na uveličénije rýnočnoj stóimosti kapitála) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Russian: нало́г на приро́ст капита́ла (nalóg na priróst kapitála) — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Spanish: impuesto sobre las ganancias de capital — tax on profit made from selling capital
  • Swedish: kapitalvinstskatt — tax on profit made from selling capital