Standard Lemma guide

proceeds

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/
  • General-American: prōʹsēdz
  • General-American: /ˈpɹoʊsidz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • prə-sēdzʹ
  • /pɹəˈsiːdz/
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AH0 S IY1 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R OW0 S IY1 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Revenue; gross revenue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • They will donate all proceeds—the entire amount collected in ticket sales—from the show to charity.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Profit; net revenue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • They will donate net proceeds—whatever money is left after they pay their expenses—from the show to charity.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of proceed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the average return was about 5%

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: return, issue, take, takings, yield, payoff

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: income

Narrower terms: economic rent, rent, payback

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَخْل (daḵl) — revenue
  • Armenian: հասույթ (hasuytʻ) — revenue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收入 (shōurù) — revenue
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收益 (shōuyì) — revenue
  • Czech: výdělek — revenue
  • Czech: výnos — revenue
  • Czech: výtěžek — revenue
  • Dutch: opbrengst — revenue
  • Finnish: tuotto — revenue
  • French: recette — revenue
  • German: Erlös — revenue
  • Irish: fáltais — revenue
  • Italian: proventi — revenue
  • Japanese: 収益 (shūeki) — revenue
  • Latin: reditus — revenue
  • Norwegian Bokmål: inntekter — revenue
  • Portuguese: receita — revenue
  • Portuguese: renda — revenue
  • Portuguese: rendimento — revenue
  • Russian: дохо́д (doxód) — revenue
  • Spanish: ingresos — revenue
  • Spanish: ganancias — revenue
  • Spanish: devengo — revenue
  • Spanish: rédito — revenue
  • Vietnamese: doanh thu — revenue
  • Vietnamese: lãi — revenue
  • Vietnamese: lời — revenue
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