proceeds > define
noun
- The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.
- usage: "the average return was about 5"
verb
- Continue talking.
- usage: "I know it's hard" he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on-pretend we are not in the room"
- Move ahead; travel onward in time or space.
- usage: "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
- synonyms: proceed, go forward, continue
- Follow a procedure or take a course.
- usage: "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
- Follow a certain course.
- usage: "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go"
- Continue a certain state, condition, or activity.
- usage: "Keep on working"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.pl.) That which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue; product; sum accruing from a sale, etc.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Generally in business, is the total amount brought in, e. G. The' PROCEEDS' of a sale. In insurance, it is the net amount received (as for a check or from an insurance settlement) after deduction of any discount or charges.