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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California does not tax Social Security, but there is a state income tax on earning, pensions, and capital gains.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 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
Federal rules make any net home value gain above $250,000 for a single filer and $500,000 for joint filers subject to a capital gains tax.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 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
Federal rules make any net home value gain above $250,000 for a single filer and $500,000 for joint filers subject to a capital gains tax.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 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 19 Feb. 2026.
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