plusvalenza

capital gain

noun ploos-vah-LEN-tsah Less Common

Origin: Plus (Latin 'more') + valenza (value); coined in Italian financial terminology

Usage Note

Plusvalenza is a technical financial and tax term for the profit made when an asset is sold above its purchase price. Its opposite is minusvalenza (capital loss). The word is mostly confined to financial, accounting, and sports transfer contexts (a football club's plusvalenza from selling a player).

Examples

"La vendita ha generato una plusvalenza di mille euro."

Natural Translation

The sale generated a capital gain of one thousand euros.

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