capital loss

English

Noun

capital loss (plural capital losses)

1. (economics) A decrease in the value of a capital asset
2. (business, finance) An amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.

Antonyms

• capital gain

Translations

decrease in the value of a capital asset

• Finnish: luovutustappio (fi), pääomatappio
• German: ^{(please verify)} Veräußerungsverlust m
• Italian: minusvalenza (it) f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: kapitalförlust c