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Proceeds vs Returns - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between proceeds and returns

is that proceeds is revenue; gross revenue while returns is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between proceeds and returns

is that proceeds is third-person singular of proceed while returns is third-person singular of return.

proceeds

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • Revenue; gross revenue.
    • They will donate all proceeds -- the entire amount collected in ticket sales -- from the show to charity.
  • Profits; net revenue.
    • They will donate net proceeds -- whatever money is left after they pay their expenses -- from the show to charity.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (proceed)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    returns

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) Merchandise returned to a retailer or wholesaler by a purchaser.
  • (pluralonly) Unsold merchandise returned to the supplier.
  • * {{quote-book, year=2002
    • , author=Irina Dunn , title=The writer's guide , chapter= citation , isbn= , page=129 , passage=The number of unsold books that booksellers return to publishers (called the rate of returns ) has been averaging between 25 per cent and 35 per cent.}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (return)

    • Anagrams

    * turners

    See also

    * many happy returns