proceeds
/ˈpɹoʊsidz/noun, verb
proceeds is spelled P-R-O-C-E-E-D-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proceeds means “Revenue; gross revenue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proceeds?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-C-E-E-D-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is proceeds?
Proceeds appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,565th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce proceeds?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/
- US /ˈpɹoʊsidz/
As a verb: /ˈpɹoʊsidz/, /pɹəˈsiːdz/.
Proceeds has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-proceeds-noun.ogg, En-us-proceeds-verb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does proceeds mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Revenue; gross revenue.
They will donate all proceeds–the entire amount collected in ticket sales–from the show to charity.
- 2
Profit; net revenue.
They will donate net proceeds–whatever money is left after they pay their expenses–from the show to charity.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of proceed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proceeds in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense revenue:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | recette |
| German | Erlös |
| Portuguese | receita, renda, rendimento |
| Spanish | ingresos, ganancias, devengo, rédito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.