capital assets
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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But its end customers treat the purchases as capital assets, meaning they defer the upfront costs and recognize them only gradually as depreciation on their income statements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Ted Mortonson, managing director at Baird, has his eyes on one metric: free cash flow, or the money left over after a company spends on its operations and capital assets.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 18, 2025
Since 1970, public employment has lagged behind private sector job growth, and government-owned capital assets have trailed those of the private sector.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
The research goes beyond the environmental importance of mangroves, underscoring their economic value as natural capital assets.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
Despite the inflow of cash and capital assets, Lawrence kept a parsimonious grip on his kingdom.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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