capital loss

cap·i·tal loss

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-i-tl laws, los]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tl lɔs, lɒs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-i-tl laws, los]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tl lɔs, lɒs/

Definitions of capital loss words

noun capital loss A capital loss is a loss on investment property. 3
noun capital loss loss from the sale of assets, as of bonds or real estate. 1
noun capital loss (economics) A decrease in the value of a capital asset. 0
noun capital loss (business, finance) A amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner. 0

See all 4 definitions of capital loss

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Origin of capital loss

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Capital loss

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Capital loss

capital loss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

capital loss usage trend in Literature

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