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proceeds

proceeds

4.2
Money received from a sale or an event
  • noun
  • /ˈproʊsiːdz/
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  • All the proceeds from the concert tickets will be donated to cancer research.

I funded SpaceX entirely with the proceeds from PayPal.

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Examples

  • As you said, all proceeds from the book go towards all the amazing work.

  • A portion of the proceeds goes to benefit UNICEF USA.

  • What if we gave all of the proceeds of tomorrow to all of the families?

  • You know, I just sold my company and I'll have good proceeds from that.

  • Every single drop of the proceeds of this goes to saving animals lives.

  • But like, I think the whole poll was that a lot of the proceeds are going to Cancer Research.

  • Please donate proceeds to Accurate Actors Equity.

  • They could force the sale of the house and take the proceeds by filing this simple form with the county.

  • Whatever proceeds come from that help AMC prevent bankruptcy.

  • I funded SpaceX entirely with the proceeds from PayPal.

Synonyms

earnings
vsproceeds
309 2.3

Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments

focuses on money from a single sale or event rather than ongoing income
return
vsproceeds
  • Specialized
266 3.7

Money earned from an investment or business

is used for money from sales or events rather than investment profit
take
vsproceeds
215 7.0

Money earned from an activity, especially sales

is the more formal term for the same money
payout
vsproceeds
48 3.4

An amount of money paid to someone as a reward, compensation, or winnings

describes money received from an event or sale, not payments made
payoff
vsproceeds
25 4.5

Money you get from a sale or investment

is the term for money received from an activity, not only profit
takings
vsproceeds
4.8

Money a business receives from selling goods or services

denotes money from a particular activity rather than all sales
receipts
vsproceeds
3.2

Total money received before costs are taken away

is used for money from a specific sale or event, not totals
monies
vsproceeds
  • Formal
7.0

Different funds from separate sources used in legal or formal situations

is the ordinary label for a single sum from one activity

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
windfall
35 5.1
sum
141 1.0
proceeds
4.2
earnings
309 2.3
pittance
15 7.9

Surface Forms

proceed singular
proceeds plural

Morphology

proceeds = proceed (opaque) = proceed + s

Although the form matches 'proceed' + -s, the noun meaning 'money obtained' cannot be predicted from the verb 'to proceed' by standard rules for learners.

Etymology

Proceeds comes from the Latin procedere, which means 'to go forward', with pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go'. So proceeds are the money that 'comes forward' from a sale or event, meaning the money you get from it.