proceeds

UK/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/US/ˈpɹoʊsidz/

nounC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,468 of 15,258leans written

Proceeds are the money taken from a sale or an event. The proceeds of the sale, all proceeds to charity, split the proceeds.

It is plural only and always takes the definite article or a possessive. Proceeds of crime is a defined legal term, and laws about them let a state seize money it can show came from an offence, which is often easier than proving the offence itself.

Definitions of proceeds

1nounproceedsThe money taken from a sale or an event.C1
“All the proceeds from the cake sale will go to the children's hospital.”

proceeds is money.

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proceeds in the wild

A market is primary if the proceeds of sales go to the issuer of the securities sold.
Primary market
The initial sale of the security by the issuer to a purchaser, who pays proceeds to the issuer, is the primary market.
Secondary market
Tracing allows transmission of legal claims from the original assets to either the proceeds of sale of the assets or new substituted assets.
Tracing (law)
Upon the death of the insured, the trustee invests the insurance proceeds and administers the trust for one or more beneficiaries.
Life insurance trust
There are drawbacks to having insurance proceeds paid outright to a child, spouse, or other beneficiary.
Life insurance trust

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