proceeds English · revision 10344

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1665|origins=en proceed}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈpɹoʊsidz/; /ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the plural of the obsolete noun proceed, that which proceeds from something, outcome, profit (1643),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from the verb [[proceed]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Money obtained from a transaction: 1665, in Pepys's diary.^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The singular proceed is from the 1640s,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) and an earlier meaning of the noun, the act or manner of proceeding, procedure, is from 1628.^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) The sense rests on the idea of what proceeds or comes from a possession or transaction.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1628 – a proceeding.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1643 – proceed, a profit.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1665 – proceeds.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The money or [[profit]] obtained from a sale, transaction or undertaking.^(Collins 2023)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[proceed]]

+ * [[proceeding]]

+ * [[process]]

+ * [[revenue]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}