- present tense form of proceed (3rd person singular).
proceeds
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When he graduated, they encouraged him to rent it out and keep the income; when we decided to buy, he sold the apartment and we used the proceeds for our own down payment.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Part of the proceeds will go towards doubling the capacity of his Lagos-based 700,000-barrel per day refinery -- already bigger than any in Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
So it’s unclear whether any proceeds could have gone toward her restitution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Now she’s being pressured to sell the house and split the proceeds with the kids.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
It proceeds alone, east toward Stanleyville, where loyal crowds wait to hail their chief, believing with all their hearts that he’ll restore their dreams of a free Congo.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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