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 its holders, there is no gift, estate, or wealth tax, and there is no capital gains tax.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Under reforms announced by the government in July, LTAFs will be available to eligible investors from April 2026 through a Stock and Shares Individual Savings Accounts (ISA), which like SIPPs do not incur tax on capital gains.
—Jenni Reid,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 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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Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Under reforms announced by the government in July, LTAFs will be available to eligible investors from April 2026 through a Stock and Shares Individual Savings Accounts (ISA), which like SIPPs do not incur tax on capital gains.
—Jenni Reid,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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