Capital-goods
machines and tools used in the production of other goods (contrasted with consumer goods).
Historical Examples
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays Thorstein Veblen
plural noun
(economics) goods that are themselves utilized in the production of other goods rather than being sold to consumers Also called producer goods Compare consumer goods
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- Capital-investment
(in a business) the total funds invested in an enterprise.
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a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r : used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc. Historical Examples “Stops” Paul Allardyce n.
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a tax based on capital, as distinguished from a tax on income. noun a tax on capital or property as contrasted with a tax on income
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loss from the sale of assets, as of bonds or real estate.