capital assets
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Federal lawmakers have repeatedly revised the tax code’s definition of capital assets to exclude compensation that isn’t genuine capital investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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
This marks a turning point, with mangroves protecting 61 percent more people and safeguarding 109 percent more capital assets from floods in 2020 compared to a decade earlier.
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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