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capital budget

American  

noun

  1. a statement of proposed financial expenditures, especially for schools, parks, and other municipal facilities, and often including a plan for financing.


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Apple’s own capital budget is relatively small compared with those of rival tech giants plowing money into AI and chip makers building new plants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The average capital budget has reached 130% of Ebitda, she calculates.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

But thanks to a strong financial position, Hutchison says the capital budget increase is “very manageable.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

"The publication of the new pipeline will put our capital budget back on a sustainable trajectory."

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

Many ministries can do little more than pay salaries, spending as little as 10-15 percent of their capital budget.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)

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