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capital gain

nounfemininetechnicaltécnico/majʒvɐˈliɐ/mais-va·li·a

Definition

Increase in value; profit obtained from selling an asset for more than its purchase cost.

“The sale of the apartment generated a considerable capital gain.”

“In Marxist economics, surplus value is the value generated by workers beyond their wages.”

capital gaineconomic surplus