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Proceeds Pronunciation

Proceeds is pronounced pruh-SEEDZ, IPA /prəˈsidz/.

pruh-SEEDZ

US /prəˈsidz/

Syllables: pruh · SEEDZ (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

verb and noun (plural): Goes on to do something or moves forward, and as a noun the money raised by an event or a sale.

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Proceeds in a Sentence

  • The meeting proceeds whether or not the chair arrives.
  • All proceeds go to the air ambulance.
  • She proceeds slowly through the first two chapters.

Common Mispronunciations of Proceeds

Not PROH-seedz (for the verb)

The verb takes the beat at the end, pruh-SEEDZ, with a weak opening syllable. Front stress belongs to the noun.

Not pruh-SEEDZ (for the money)

The same word the other way round. When you mean the takings, the weight moves to the front: PROH-seedz from the raffle.

Tip: Money at the front, motion at the back. The same pattern runs through produce, progress and permit.

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