capital gains tax

noun

A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

Similar
CGT
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Meanings

nouncapital gains tax (countable and uncountable, plural capital gains taxes)

plural capital gains taxes

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsA tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

    Synonyms: CGT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset.

Similar
CGT

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 資本利得稅 /资本利得税, 資本收益稅 /资本收益税
  • 資本利得稅 /资本利得税 (zīběn lìdé shuì)tax on profit made from selling capital
  • 資本收益稅 /资本收益税 (zīběn shōuyì shuì)tax on profit made from selling capital
  • 資本增值稅 /资本增值税 (zīběn zēngzhí shuì)tax on profit made from selling capital
  • 資產增值稅 /资产增值税 (zīchǎn zēngzhí shuì)tax on profit made from selling capital
Danish kapitalindskomstskat
  • kapitalindskomstskattax on profit made from selling capital
Dutch vermogenswinstbelasting, vermogensaanwasbelasting
  • vermogenswinstbelastingtax on profit made from selling capital
  • vermogensaanwasbelastingtax on profit made from selling capital
Finnish pääomatulovero
  • pääomatuloverotax on profit made from selling capital
French impôt sur les plus-values
  • impôt sur les plus-valuestax on profit made from selling capital
German Wertzuwachssteuer
  • Wertzuwachssteuertax on profit made from selling capital
Japanese 譲渡所得
  • 譲渡所得 (jōto shotoku)tax on profit made from selling capital
Polish podatek od zysków kapitałowych, podatek od dochodów kapitałowych
  • podatek od zysków kapitałowychtax on profit made from selling capital
  • podatek od dochodów kapitałowychtax on profit made from selling capital
Romanian impozit pe câștigul de capital
  • impozit pe câștigul de capitaltax on profit made from selling capital
Russian нало́г на увеличе́ние ры́ночной сто́имости капита́ла, нало́г на приро́ст капита́ла
  • нало́г на увеличе́ние ры́ночной сто́имости капита́ла (nalóg na uveličénije rýnočnoj stóimosti kapitála)tax on profit made from selling capital
  • нало́г на приро́ст капита́ла (nalóg na priróst kapitála)tax on profit made from selling capital
Spanish impuesto sobre las ganancias de capital
  • impuesto sobre las ganancias de capitaltax on profit made from selling capital
Swedish kapitalvinstskatt
  • kapitalvinstskatttax on profit made from selling capital
Cite this entry
APA

capital gains tax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20gains%20tax

MLA

“capital gains tax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20gains%20tax. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capital gains tax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20gains%20tax.

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