capital asset

noun

1. fixed asset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of capital asset¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

They learned about the market portfolio and the capital asset pricing model.

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In the back of investors’ minds is the memory that “the last time rates went low, they went so low, they basically hit zero…and they stayed that way for a decade, decade-and-a-half,” said Scott Kimball, chief investment officer for fixed income at Loop Capital Asset Management.

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Last year, the National Crime Agency issued an amber alert warning that storage facilities for artwork could be used by criminals "seeking a capital asset that can be safely stored, that appreciates in value over time, and that can be liquidated if and when required".

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The Enfield oak was worth £1m, according to tree valuer Russell Miller, who made his estimate using the Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees system.

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Under current rules, a capital asset bequeathed to an heir is revalued to its price at the time of the original owner’s death, extinguishing all tax liability incurred up to that point, forever.

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