capital account

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noun

a business account stating the owner's or shareholder's interest in the assets.

capital accounts, Accounting. accounts showing the net worth in a business enterprise.

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Origin of capital account

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby capital account

capillus, cap in hand, capistration, capita, capital, capital account, capital allowance, capital asset, capital assets, capital budget, capital expenditure

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How to use capital account in a sentence

Gunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
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The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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But his account of a dissident plot involving Gambian expats using U.S. weapons is similar to what Faal told the FBI.
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As it currently stands, the Via Dolorosa follows the account given in the Gospel of John.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
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And I finished all with a brief historical account of affairs and events in England for about a hundred years past.
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On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.
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The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.
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British Dictionary definitions for capital account

capital account

noun

economics that part of a balance of payments composed of movements of capital and international loans and grantsCompare current account (def. 2)

accounting a financial statement showing the net value of a company at a specified date. It is defined as total assets minus total liabilities and represents ownership interests

US an account of fixed assets

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