capital loss
noun [C or U]Definition
› ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a loss as a result of the sale of an asset: incur/suffer a capital loss Investors buying now will suffer a capital loss at maturity. → Compare capital gain
(Definition of capital loss noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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