proceeds

The money received from selling something or organizing an activity.

• All proceeds will go to charity.
• She used the proceeds from her car sale to pay rent.
• The proceeds of the auction exceeded our expectations.

How to use it: proceeds from something (The proceeds from the concert will help local families.); proceeds of something (They shared the proceeds of the sale.)

Similar words: takings, receipts

Common phrases: sale proceeds, proceeds from something, proceeds of something, donate the proceeds

All the money received from a sale or activity, before costs are taken away.

• Gross proceeds include money needed to cover costs.
• The club reported total proceeds of five hundred pounds.
• They donated the entire proceeds without deducting expenses.

How to use it: proceeds from something (Gross proceeds from ticket sales reached ten thousand dollars.)

Similar words: gross revenue, gross receipts, takings

Common phrases: gross proceeds, total proceeds, proceeds from sales

The money left from a sale or activity after all its costs have been paid.

• Net proceeds were lower after we paid the bills.
• We donated the net proceeds from our concert.
• After expenses, the proceeds came to two hundred dollars.

How to use it: net proceeds from something (Net proceeds from the fair will fund new books.)

Similar words: profit, net revenue

Opposites: loss

Common phrases: net proceeds, remaining proceeds, proceeds after expenses