investment income
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investment income
The profit or income earned from invested capital. This includes interest, dividends, or gains from the sale of securities.
In Deutschland müssen Kapitalerträge mit der Abgeltungsteuer versteuert werden.
In Germany, investment income must be taxed with the flat-rate withholding tax.
This noun is composed of 'das Kapital' (capital) and 'der Ertrag' (return, yield, profit). Its meaning is therefore very clear: it is the return you receive from your capital.
Der Verkauf der Aktien brachte ihm einen hohen Kapitalertrag.
The sale of the shares brought him a high investment return.
Although the singular form exists, the word is very often used in the plural ('die Kapitalerträge', investment income/capital gains). This is because people or companies often have income from several different investments.
Alle seine Kapitalerträge aus dem letzten Jahr müssen in der Steuererklärung angegeben werden.
All of his investment income from last year must be reported in the tax return.
'Kapitalertrag' (investment income) is a technical term from the fields of finance, banking, and tax law. You will encounter it mainly in bank documents, financial news, or when filing a tax return.
Die Bank schickt jährlich eine Übersicht über die erzielten Kapitalerträge.
The bank sends an annual overview of the investment income earned.
This noun is frequently combined with the verbs 'erzielen' (to earn/make a profit) and 'versteuern' (to pay tax on it). It often refers to 'Zinsen' (interest) or 'Dividenden' (dividends).
Wer in Deutschland Kapitalerträge erzielt, muss darauf Steuern zahlen.
Anyone who earns investment income in Germany must pay tax on it.
profit / prize
'der Gewinn' and 'der Kapitalertrag' can both mean money that you receive in addition. 'der Gewinn' is the more general term, especially when something is left over after costs. 'der Kapitalertrag' is more specific: it comes from invested money, for example through interest, dividends, or the sale of securities. The words can be confused because investment income can be a type of profit. In conversations about companies, 'Gewinn' often fits; for banks, investments, and taxes, 'Kapitalertrag' is more precise.
Auf Kapitalerträge aus Aktien muss man in vielen Fällen Steuern zahlen.
In many cases, you have to pay taxes on investment income from stocks.
Der Gewinn des Betriebs wurde in neue Maschinen investiert.
The company's profit was invested in new machines.