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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

receitas

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeˈsej.tɐs

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Proceeds/ˈproʊ.sɪdz/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #2150 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"As receitas do leilão serão doadas para caridade."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The total amount of money brought in from a specific activity, sale of goods, or event.

    "The proceeds from the charity concert will be donated to local animal shelters."
  2. 2

    The net amount collected after deducting expenses or taxes from a transaction.

    "She used the proceeds of the house sale to pay off her remaining student loans."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'proceed', stemming from Latin 'procedere', meaning 'to go forward or advance'. In Middle English, it evolved into a legal and financial term denoting money or profit derived from a sale, business venture, or illicit activity, as reflected in the Hindi transliteration 'kalankit-sampatti' (tainted property or proceeds of crime).

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