plusvalía

capital gain

noun ploos-bah-LEE-ah Rare

Also means

surplus value

Usage Note

Plusvalía has two distinct registers: in everyday economics and real estate it means 'capital gain' or the increase in a property's value over time (impuesto sobre la plusvalía = capital gains tax); in Marxist theory it translates as 'surplus value' — the value extracted from workers beyond their wages. Context determines which meaning applies. The prefix plus- (more) and valía (worth) make the compound transparent.

Examples

"Vendió el piso y declaró la plusvalía obtenida."

Natural Translation

He sold the flat and declared the capital gain obtained.

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