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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For qualified people, the Individual Investors Act waives island and federal income taxes on dividends, interest, and capital gains for residents who live in Puerto Rico for at least 183 days of the year.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Dividends and capital gains accumulate.
—Joanna Rotenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Dividends and capital gains accumulate.
—Joanna Rotenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The Republican tax plan is affordable, senators said, because Wall Street has been booming with capital gains that have filled the state coffers through the state income tax from stock traders that include millionaires and billionaires in Fairfield County.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Paying the tax typically requires selling assets or borrowing against them, triggering capital gains taxes, leverage risks, and further distortions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
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 3 Mar. 2026.
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