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Princeton's WordNet

  1. return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffnoun

    the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

    "the average return was about 5%"

Wiktionary

  1. proceedsnoun

    Revenue; gross revenue.

    They will donate all proceeds -- the entire amount collected in ticket sales -- from the show to charity.

  2. proceedsnoun

    Profits; net revenue.

    They will donate net proceeds -- whatever money is left after they pay their expenses -- from the show to charity.

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  1. proceeds

    Proceeds refer to the total amount derived from a transaction or a series of transactions, such as the sale of goods or assets, an event, or a fundraiser. It usually suggests the net amount of money or revenue received or generated after deducting costs, expenses or other deductions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Proceeds

    that which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue; product; sum accruing from a sale, etc

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. proceeds

    The product or produce of prizes, &c.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proceeds in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proceeds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of proceeds in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Kerr:

    The groundbreaking settlement in this case still stands, and 25 percent of the gross proceeds from the photos that Naruto took will go toward supporting him and his community—representing the first time that an animal will obtain a direct financial benefit from something that he or she created, pETA will continue working until the last barrier falls and animals' fundamental rights are recognized under the law, including their rights as creators.

  2. Jeffrey Lichtman:

    This is largely an academic exercise as the government has never located or identified even a penny of this $ 12.7 billion in proceeds supposedly generated by Mr. Guzman.

  3. Daniel Cameron:

    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade last June, we have vigorously defended Kentucky’s Human Life Protection Act and Heartbeat Law, we are very pleased that Kentucky’s high court has allowed these laws to remain in effect while the case proceeds in circuit court.

  4. Associated Press:

    They can't prove there are any settlement proceeds.

  5. Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary:

    Speaking personally I'll be advocating that we use the proceeds to help us pay down aircraft, but there's clearly some interest among our shareholders that they will get some of the proceeds as well, the board I'm sure will be generous and do whatever is in the best interest of Ryanair's shareholders.

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