capital gain

noun

: the increase in value of an asset (such as stock or real estate) between the time it is bought and the time it is sold

Examples of capital gain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For high-income households, Harris would increase the top tax rates on ordinary income and capital gains and impose a 25 percent minimum tax on unrealized capital gains of those with net worth in excess of $100 million. —

Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 The exit tax is on worldwide assets, and is levied to ensure those soon-to-be-ex-Americans have fulfilled all of their tax obligations, including on income and capital gains. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024 If the losses exceed capital gains, investors can apply up to $3,000 of them to offset ordinary income and then carry forward the remaining losses. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024 Business Column: No, folks, Harris isn’t planning to tax your unrealized capital gains — but a wealth tax is still a good idea Aug. 22, 2024 Almost all the donors on the full list are billionaires or near-billionaires. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for capital gain

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