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n

The profit on a sale (the selling price minus costs).
capital gain
In tax law, the taxable profit realized from the sale or exchange of real property, stock, or other capital property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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