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Narrator: Today's word is "Proceeds" — noun, pronounced /ˈprəʊsiːdz/, with the stress on "pro".
Narrator: Proceeds are the money received from selling something or holding an event.
Narrator: In plain English, it's the money raised.
Narrator: It comes from proceed, to go forward, meaning what comes out of an activity.
Narrator: A common collocation is "all proceeds go to charity", which describes fundraising.
Narrator: It differs from "profit", because proceeds can be the full takings before costs.
Narrator: In law, the proceeds of crime are money gained illegally.
Narrator: Charity, finance, law and property all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: proceeds are the money that comes in.
Speaker A: Is proceeds the same as the verb proceeds?
Speaker B: Different stress! PROCEEDS the noun is stressed on PRO, from proceed, to go forward.
Speaker A: So PRO-ceeds is money?
Speaker B: Exactly.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Proceeds from the bake sale helped the school", fundraising. "The house sale proceeds were split", property. "Police seized the proceeds of crime", law.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Proceeds as money is always plural: the proceeds are, not the proceed is.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Takings is its cousin, revenue is its twin, and earnings is the everyday alternative, but proceeds keeps its generous charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "proceeds" in AI prompts — useful for fundraising apps and accounting tools.
Speaker A: How would fundraising apps use it?
Speaker B: Show impact.
Prompt: Show a live progress bar of proceeds raised against the charity's target.
Speaker A: And accounting?
Speaker B: Split funds.
Prompt: Calculate how the proceeds of a house sale are split after fees and mortgage repayment.
Speaker A: Could it help marketing?
Speaker B: Yes, messaging.
Prompt: Write a social post saying all proceeds from Saturday's gig go to the food bank.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Reports.
Prompt: Summarise event proceeds by month in a table with totals.
Proceeds — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary