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
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And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Yeah, there's a lot of capital gain there.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How the 0% capital gains bracket works Assets owned for more than one year qualify for long-term capital gains, levied at 0%, 15% or 20%, based on taxable income.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Current capital gains tax exemptions on home sales, set in 1997, have not kept pace with inflation.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Yeah, there's a lot of capital gain there.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How the 0% capital gains bracket works Assets owned for more than one year qualify for long-term capital gains, levied at 0%, 15% or 20%, based on taxable income.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Current capital gains tax exemptions on home sales, set in 1997, have not kept pace with inflation.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capital gain
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“Capital gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20gain. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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