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- capital asset/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈæs.et/A long-term, significant piece of property (physical or intangible) owned by a company or individual that is used in the operation of a business, is not intended for sale in the regular course of business, and is expected to provide economic benefit for more than one year.nounC1
- capital assets/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈæs.ets/Long-term, valuable resources owned by a business or individual that are used to generate income, not intended for sale in regular operations.plural-nounC1
- capital budget/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/A financial plan that estimates the costs and benefits of long-term investments in assets like buildings, equipment, or technology, and outlines how these investments will be funded.nounC1
- capital expenditure/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/Money a company spends to buy, maintain, or improve its fixed assets (like property, equipment, technology). This spending creates long-term benefit (beyond one year) and appears on the balance sheet, not the income statement.nounC1
- capital gain/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈɡeɪn/The profit earned from the sale of a capital asset, such as property, stocks, or bonds, when the selling price exceeds the original purchase price.nounC1
- capital gains tax/ˌkæp.ɪ.t̬əl ˈɡeɪnz ˌtæks/A tax on the profit made from selling an asset for more than its purchase price.nounC1
- capital goods/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈɡʊdz/Physical assets, such as machinery, factories, and equipment, used by a company to produce other goods and services.plural-nounC2
- capital investment/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ɪnˈvest.mənt/Money invested in a company to purchase the long-term physical assets needed for its operations and growth.nounC1
- capital letter/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈlet.ər/An uppercase form of a letter used at the beginning of sentences or for proper nouns.nounB1
- capital levy/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl ˈlev.i/A tax imposed directly on wealth or assets, typically as a one-time charge rather than an annual tax.nounC1/C2
- capital loss/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl lɒs/A decrease in the value of an investment or capital asset.nounHigh in financial contexts, low in general contexts.
- capital market/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈmɑː.kɪt/A financial market where long-term debt or equity-backed securities are bought and sold.nounB2-C1 (High frequency in finance/economics contexts, low in general conversation)
- capital outlay/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl ˈaʊt.leɪ/The money a business or government spends to buy, upgrade, or maintain long-term physical assets like buildings, machinery, or equipment.nounB2
- capital punishment/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a serious crime.nounC1
- capital ship/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈʃɪp/The largest and most important warship(s) in a navy; historically battleships and battlecruisers, now including aircraft carriers.nounC1
- capital stock/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl stɒk/the total amount of physical capital (machinery, buildings, infrastructure) available to an economy or business for producing goods and services.nounC1
- capital structure/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈstrʌk.tʃər/The composition of a company's sources of funding, primarily the mix of debt and equity used to finance its operations and growth.nounC1
- capital sum/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl ˈsʌm/A single, large amount of money paid or received at one time, as opposed to regular smaller payments.nounC1
- capital surplus/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl ˈsɜː.pləs/The amount a company earns from issuing shares above their nominal (par) value.nounC1
- capital transfer tax/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl trænsˈfɜː ˌtæks/A tax levied on the transfer of assets from one person to another, particularly upon death (inheritance) or as a gift.nounC2
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