Proceeds (Noun)
Meaning
The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The total proceeds from the charity auction were donated to the local children's hospital.
- The artist received 70% of the proceeds from the sale of her paintings at the gallery.
- After deducting the agent's commission, the proceeds from the house sale amount to $300,000.
- As the owner of the land, she stood to gain a significant portion of the proceeds from the development deal.
- The company reported an increase in proceeds from stock sales this quarter.