capital equipment
1capital equipment — ➔ equipment * * * capital equipment UK US noun [U] ► ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION the buildings, machines, etc. that are used to manufacture goods and provide services: » A lot of investment is needed to install and integrate capital equipment into a… …
2capital equipment — noun a) Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities b) Any single asset which has an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and a useful life of more than one year, whether purchased outright, acquired through a capital lease… …
3capital equipment — /ˌkæpɪt(ə)l ɪ kwɪpmənt/ noun equipment which a factory or office uses to work …
4Capital intensity — is the term in economics for the amount of fixed or real capital present in relation to other factors of production, especially labor. At the level of either a production process or the aggregate economy, it may be estimated by the capital/labor… …
5equipment — A category of goods defined by Article 9 of the UCC. Equipment is goods used primarily in the operation of a business. It includes professional equipment and farm equipment. Any personal property that is tangible and is not consumer goods, farm… …
6capital — [[t]kæ̱pɪt(ə)l[/t]] ♦ capitals 1) N UNCOUNT Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. Companies are having difficulty in raising capital... A large amount of capital is… …
7capital investment — See: capital expenditures. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * capital investment ˌcapital inˈvestment ➔ investment * * * Investment in capital equipment, such as buildings, plant or machinery. For example, the building of a chemical refinery …
8capital allowances — The depreciation charged against profits when calculating taxable profits for corporation tax purposes, as opposed to the depreciation charge in a company s accounts. Accounting depreciation is not allowed as a deduction from profits in… …
9capital expenditure — spending on capital equipment …
10capital — cap·i·tal 1 adj [Latin capitalis, from caput head, a person s life (as forfeit)] 1 a: punishable by death capital murder b: involving execution a capital case 2 [Medieval Latin capitalis chief, principal, from Latin …
