capital expenditure

noun

, Accounting, Finance.

1. an addition to the value of fixed assets, as by the purchase of a new building.

capital expenditure

noun

1. expenditure on acquisitions of or improvements to fixed assets

capital expenditure

1. The purchase of an asset by a firm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of capital expenditure¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The interest earned on the capital expenditure in the six years ending averaged 11½ p.c.

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The capital expenditure of the cinematographer need certainly not be great.

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Here the capital expenditure would be so great that the cost would be absolutely prohibitive.

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For 1906 the average capital expenditure per kilowatt installed was about 81.

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It is easy enough to depict elaborate plans which involve vast capital expenditure.

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