PROCEEDS Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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plural noun

ˈprō-ˌsēdz

as in revenue

an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property estimated that the annual proceeds from an increase in the state sales tax would be enormous

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as in profit

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received all proceeds from the special promotion will go to charity

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proceeds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of proceed

as in progresses

to move forward along a course you may proceed with your plan

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Recent Examples of proceeds

Plural noun

Ray was also ordered to forfeit $2,444,349, the proceeds from the sale of his GoDaddy portfolio, and a home in Pinehurst, North Carolina. —

Steve Almasy, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023 The Arkansas Academic Challenge scholarships are financed with lottery proceeds, plus $20 million a year in state general revenue. —

Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2023

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Pooja Boisture, who appeared in court on behalf of the plaintiffs, said that given the Justice Department's position about the status of the fund, there would be no harm to the government by blocking the program while the case proceeds. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Hinchcliffe proceeds to explain that this joke is a misdirect. —

Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for proceeds

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Alphabet, Amazon and Apple are set to report earnings after the bell Thursday and all eyes will be scrutinizing the results to see how those challenges affected the crucial December quarter.

— Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
The three tech giants, the Detroit auto maker and the energy behemoth are among companies set to report earnings Thursday.

— Josh Mitchell, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2023