capital asset
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of capital asset
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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They learned about the market portfolio and the capital asset pricing model.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
And you don’t have a capital asset that’s tied up for just a single user.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
“Every capital asset we have at Adobe gets into an automobile and drives home at night,” he told IndustryWeek in 1996.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2021
The firm reviewed three aspects of financial controls and polices: purchasing and accounts payable, cash receipts, and capital asset monitoring.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2017
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