capital asset

noun

fixed asset.

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Origin of capital asset

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby capital asset

capistration, capita, capital, capital account, capital allowance, capital asset, capital assets, capital budget, capital expenditure, capital flight, capital formation
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British Dictionary definitions for capital assets

capital assets

pl n

another name for fixed assets
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