proceeds
noun
[ ˈprəʊsiːdz ]
• money obtained from an event or activity.
• "proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity"
Similar:
profits,
takings,
earnings,
receipts,
returns,
income,
revenue,
gain,
yield,
gate,
gate money,
gate receipts,
take,
Origin:
early 17th century: plural of the obsolete noun proceed, in the same sense, earlier meaning ‘procedure’.
proceed
verb
• begin a course of action.
• "the consortium could proceed with the plan"
Similar:
begin,
make a start,
get going,
move,
set something in motion,
take action,
act,
go on,
take steps,
take measures,
go ahead,
make progress,
make headway,
carry on,
continue,
keep on,
get on,
get ahead,
pursue,
prosecute,
• move forward.
• "from the High Street, proceed over Magdalen Bridge"
Similar:
go,
make one's way,
advance,
move,
move forward,
move along,
progress,
carry on,
press on,
push on,
• originate from.
• "his claim that all power proceeded from God"
Similar:
originate,
have its origin,
spring,
stem,
come,
derive,
arise,
issue,
flow,
emanate,
descend,
result,
follow,
ensue,
begin,
emerge,
start,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.
