Capital-intensive
requiring or using a very large amount of capital relative to the need for or use of labor.
Contemporary Examples
Start-Up Automaker Elio Builds Small, Cheap, Two-Seater Car Daniel Gross August 7, 2013
ExxonMobil’s Profits and Market Capitalization Rival Apple’s Sarah Langs July 31, 2013
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(in a business) the total funds invested in an enterprise.
- Capital-letter
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.
- Capital-levy
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
- Capital-loss
loss from the sale of assets, as of bonds or real estate.
- Capital-market
noun the financial institutions collectively that deal with medium-term and long-term capital and loans Compare money market Historical Examples Readings in Money and Banking Chester Arthur Phillips