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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Everyday investors should avoid trading Apple stock like that, Jim said, given the expertise required to time the market correctly on the way out and on the way back in — not to mention any capital gains taxes.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Eliminating capital gains taxes on home sales would primarily benefit the 29 million homeowners who already have substantial equity – a group that skews heavily white, male and upper middle class.
—Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent analysis from Moody’s Analytics, led by Chief Economist Mark Zandi and Deputy Chief Economist Cristian deRitis, points directly to outdated capital gains tax caps as the culprit that is keeping millions of homes off the market and out of reach for families who need them most.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The relief allows farmers and ranchers to defer capital gains taxes on livestock sold due to drought.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Eliminating capital gains taxes on home sales would primarily benefit the 29 million homeowners who already have substantial equity – a group that skews heavily white, male and upper middle class.
—Beverly Moran, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent analysis from Moody’s Analytics, led by Chief Economist Mark Zandi and Deputy Chief Economist Cristian deRitis, points directly to outdated capital gains tax caps as the culprit that is keeping millions of homes off the market and out of reach for families who need them most.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The relief allows farmers and ranchers to defer capital gains taxes on livestock sold due to drought.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Capital gain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20gain. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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