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Definition
Loss suffered from the sale (disposal) of a capital asset. Capital losses may be set off against capital gains to reduce tax liability, and capital losses in excess of current capital gains may be set off against future capital gains.
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capital loss is in the Accounting & Auditing, Banking, Commerce & Finance and Investing subjects.
capital loss appears in the definitions of the following terms: adjusted basis value and floating rate bond
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