From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proceeds
n 1: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the
sale of land or other property; "the average return was
about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings,
proceeds, yield, payoff]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Proceeds \Pro"ceeds\, n. pl.
That which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue;
product; sum accruing from a sale, etc.
[1913 Webster]