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proceeds

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pro·ceed  (pr-sd, pr-)
intr.v. pro·ceed·ed, pro·ceed·ing, pro·ceeds
1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue: proceeded to his destination; paused to clear her throat, then proceeded.
2. To begin to carry on an action or a process: looked surprised, then proceeded to roar with laughter.
3. To move on in an orderly manner: Business proceeded as usual.
4. To come from a source; originate or issue: behavior proceeding from hidden motives. See Synonyms at stem1.
5. Law To institute and conduct legal action: proceeded against the defaulting debtor.
pl.n. pro·ceeds (prsdz)
The amount of money derived from a commercial or fundraising venture; the yield.

[Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prcdere : pr-, forward; see pro-1 + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

pro·ceeder n.

proceeds [ˈprəʊsiːdz]
pl n
1. (Business / Commerce) the profit or return derived from a commercial transaction, investment, etc.
2. (Business / Commerce) the result, esp the revenue or total sum, accruing from some undertaking or course of action, as in commerce
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.proceeds - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

proceeds
plural noun income, profit, revenue, returns, produce, products, gain, earnings, yield, receipts, takings The proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief.
Translations
proceeds [ˈprəʊsiːdz] NPL [of sale, transaction] → ganancias fpl; [of insurance policy] → dinero m de una póliza
all proceeds will go to charitytoda la recaudación se destinará a obras benéficas
he stole a wallet and got drunk on the proceedsrobó una cartera y se emborrachó con lo que sacó

proceeds [ˈprəʊsiːdz] nplrecettes fpl
the proceeds from sth → les recettes de qch

proceeds
pl (= yield)Ertrag m; (from sale, bazaar, raffle) → Erlös m; (= takings)Einnahmen pl

proceeds [ˈprəʊsiːdz] nplproventi mpl, ricavato msg
proceeds [ˈprəʊsiːdz] nplproventi mpl, ricavato msg

proceeds عائدات výtěžek indtjening Ertrag εισπράξεις ganancias kerätyt varat recette prihod ricavato 収益 수익금 opbrengst inntekter przychód provento вырученная сумма vinst รายได้ gelir doanh thu 收益


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But all this while, when I speak of vain-glory, I mean not of that property, that Tacitus doth attribute to Mucianus; Omnium quae dixerat feceratque arte quadam ostentator: for that proceeds not of vanity, but of natural magnanimity and discretion; and in some persons, is not only comely, but gracious.
"In reference," proceeds the Chancellor, still on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, "to the young girl--"
She answered by handing me over her share of the proceeds at Derby and Nottingham -- and there were my expenses paid, at the rate of nearly two guineas a day.
 
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