word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/proceeds.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "proceeds",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the money that you receive when you sell something or organize a performance, etc.; profits",
            "sensetop": "proceeds of/from something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sold her car and bought a piano with the proceeds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proceeds of the concert will go to charity.",
                    "contextForm": "proceeds of/from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proceeds will be used to improve the school playground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Net proceeds for 2023 were $16 million and will be used to fund further growth."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["total", "gross", "net"],
                "verb + proceeds": ["use", "invest", "split"],
                "proceeds + verb": ["benefit something", "go to something"],
                "preposition": [
                    "on the proceeds",
                    "with the proceeds",
                    "proceeds  from"
                ],
                "phrases": ["your share of the proceeds"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊsiːdz/",
                "audio": "pr/proceeds/proceeds__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊsiːdz/",
                "audio": "pr/proceeds/proceeds__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: plural of the obsolete noun proceed, in the same sense, earlier meaning ‘procedure’."
}