capital profit

collocation in English

meaningsofcapitalandprofit

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capital
adjective
uk
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/us
/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/
(of a letter of the alphabet) in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences ...
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profit
noun
uk
/ˈprɒf.ɪt/us
/ˈprɑː.fɪt/
money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofcapitalandprofitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcapital profit

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But he would not be able to tell me of another single occasion in which acapitalprofitof this nature had been made.
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A national land trust would be prohibited from retaining the land and selling it later at acapitalprofitto private owners.
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But it is not only a hidden profit; it is acapitalprofit.
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In the process a £5,000capitalprofit, free of tax, was made.
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Is it acapitalprofiton the sale of the shares?
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Does the period of accrual change the nature ofcapitalprofit, or call for some relief from tax?
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Can he tell us whatcapitalprofitthis represents to the speculative builders who erected the building?
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I am not sure whether this is by treating it ascapitalprofitor deeming it to be income.
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This was put in because it was considered undesirable that owners of houses should benefit from public money and make acapitalprofit.
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Other people complain that the total market value of the shares goes up as a result, and that acapitalprofitaccrues to the shareholders.
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Thus, on a holding of £10,000, thecapitalprofitwould be anything between £200 and £500.
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But under this provision they can still make a tax-freecapitalprofit.
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It can distribute acapitalprofit, provided the tax is not deducted.
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Not only would there be savings in that way, but there would also be a substantialcapitalprofit.
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The representative was not even concerned with acapitalprofit.
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If a fixed date were put on it, they would reach a very largecapitalprofit.
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There is no question here of acapitalprofitexcept under the existing law.
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If at the end of five years you sell the article for more than half its original cost you have made acapitalprofit.
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In addition, they have made a substantialcapitalprofiton the securities which we were forced to sell in order to save them in 1941.
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But the main motive in acquiring a small number of shares is to make acapitalprofitupon them.
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