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capital gains reserve
capital gains tax
capital goods
capital inflow
capital-intensive
capital lease
capital letter
capital levy
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capital loss
cap·i·tal loss (plural cap·i·tal loss·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
amount lost on an asset: an amount lost when an asset is sold for less than it was bought for
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