capital gain

nounfemininetécnico/majʒvɐˈliɐ/técnico

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.

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Common collocations

capital gaineconomic surplus

Locução substantivada de 'mais' + 'valia'.