Capital-gains-tax
noun
a tax on the profit made from the sale of an asset CGT
Contemporary Examples
Karzai Family Secrets Gerald Posner September 26, 2009
Capital Gains: Answering Krugman and Bernstein David Frum January 22, 2012
The Right Way to Tax Mitt Romney David Frum January 16, 2012
Capital Gains: Answering Krugman and Bernstein David Frum January 22, 2012
Historical Examples
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 Various
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 Various
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 Various
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- Capital-investment
(in a business) the total funds invested in an enterprise.
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a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r : used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc. Historical Examples “Stops” Paul Allardyce n.
- Capital-levy
a tax based on capital, as distinguished from a tax on income. noun a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income