fixed assets
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Because HOA managers typically outsource tasks such as building maintenance, landscaping, legal services and accounting, they are light on fixed assets, with low overhead and lean staffing—attractive qualities for investment firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
For example, investment in fixed assets shrunk 2.6% over the January to November period versus a year earlier, the sharpest slump since 2020.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Companies include depreciation expenses in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
It will also drop a target to spend half of its fixed assets budget on renewables and low carbon products by 2030.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
In 1971 private ownership encompassed about 10 percent of the agricultural land but only 2.5 percent of the fixed assets used in production.
From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.
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