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proceeds

n. uncountable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //pɹəˈsidz// pro·ceeds

n. the total amount of money that you get from a sale, a performance, or a special event. This money is often used for a specific purpose, like giving it to charity.

n. the total amount of money derived from a commercial transaction, sale, or fundraising event. Plural in form and construction.


SIMPLE

The proceeds from the bake sale go to the local school.

CONTEXTUAL

All proceeds from the charity auction will be donated to the hospital to fund new medical equipment.

COMPLEX

After the company liquidated its remaining assets, the net proceeds were distributed among the creditors according to the priority of their claims.

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Always used in the plural form; takes a plural verb ('the proceeds are').

Pitfall

The proceed from the sale is high.The proceeds from the sale are high.The word is a plural-only noun and requires a plural verb.

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