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1656 in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) V. 629 For the capital profit upon the gold, and interest of 7000 l. sterl. that is to say, there is 142 l. 7 s. more than what I received of Mr. Tronchin.

1774 J. W. Baker Exper. in Agric. 1773 41 Making capital profit by clover, depends upon the condition of the land.

1835 W. Greener Gun xii. 62 If..he can drive an advantageous bargain with the forger, he saves the cost of his iron, and makes a capital profit by the deduction from the price of the forger's labour.

1870 Economist 16 July 888/1 The second part of the book contains four ruled columns for an account of all purchases and sales, which will show at once the capital profit or loss on every transaction when completed.

1923 L. R. Robinson Foreign Credit Facilities in U.K. xii. 163 In many annual reports no mention is made of capital profits among the profit and loss items.

1997 T. W. McRae Managing Your Own Finances vi. 187 It would be unwise to assume that substantial capital profits can be made on an investment in housing in the future.

2011 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 30 Apr. These figures do not include the huge capital profits realised by the original United States investors when they sold their Telecom stakes.