NOUN
- the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
How To Use capital gain In A Sentence
- Such techniques are not available to middle-class families with modest savings, or to small business owners holding long-term capital gains.
- Holders of income shares got all the income earned from the trust, while holders of capital shares got all the capital gain.
- However, the finalisation of the acquisition and farm down of the Ugandan assets to CNOOC and Total appears stalled until the capital gains tax dispute between the Ugandan government and Heritage Oil is resolved. Tullow slips on Uganda dispute while FTSE falls to seven week low
- It is also free from paying capital gains tax on profits. Times, Sunday Times
- Any benefit for middle and higher earners will be offset by a bigger than expected rise in national insurance and a double-digit increase in capital gains tax. Times, Sunday Times
- If the above seems to create an "unfair" windfall for stockholders or short term diminution of tax revenues, raise the capital gains rates. Al Checchi: Government's Travels
- Under your plan, upper-income individuals also lose their tax cuts for capital gains and dividends.
- Vat and capital gains tax were increased dramatically. Times, Sunday Times
- The propensity for people enriched by capital gains to borrow and spend is gradually diminishing.
- A UK resident can rely on main residence relief to avoid capital gains tax.
