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capital asset

noun

fixed asset.

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Nearby words

  1. capistration,
  2. capita,
  3. capital,
  4. capital account,
  5. capital allowance,
  6. capital assets,
  7. capital budget,
  8. capital expenditure,
  9. capital flight,
  10. capital formation

Origin of capital asset

First recorded in 1920–25
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British Dictionary definitions for capital assets

capital assets

pl n

another name for fixed assets
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