capital loss

noun

A decrease in the value of a capital asset; an amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.

Opposite
capital gain
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Meanings

nouncapital loss (countable and uncountable, plural capital losses)

plural capital losses

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA decrease in the value of a capital asset; an amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.

    Antonyms: capital gain

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decrease in the value of a capital asset; an amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.

Opposite
capital gain

Translations

Finnish luovutustappio, pääomatappio
  • luovutustappiodecrease in the value of a capital asset
  • pääomatappiodecrease in the value of a capital asset
French moins-value
  • moins-valuedecrease in the value of a capital asset
Italian minusvalenza
  • minusvalenzadecrease in the value of a capital asset
Swedish kapitalförlust
  • kapitalförlustdecrease in the value of a capital asset
Thai ขาดทุนประเภททุน
  • ขาดทุนประเภททุนdecrease in the value of a capital asset
Cite this entry
APA

capital loss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20loss

MLA

“capital loss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20loss. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capital loss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20loss.

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