capital expenditure

American  

noun

Accounting, Finance.

1. an addition to the value of fixed assets, as by the purchase of a new building.

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capital expenditure British  

noun

1. expenditure on acquisitions of or improvements to fixed assets

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capital expenditure Cultural  

1. The purchase of an asset by a firm.

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Etymology

Origin of capital expenditure

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Companies may be forced to conduct layoffs as they look for ways to cut amid ongoing capital expenditures.

From Barron's

Companies may be forced to conduct layoffs as they look for ways to cut amid ongoing capital expenditures.

From Barron's

While investors have grown nervous about tech firms’ capital expenditures and how AI will play out in the software industry, one thing investors can still largely agree on is that it will drive energy demand.

From Barron's

Many companies this year announced plans to substantially increase capital expenditures to build the new capacity, in large part to serve demand from data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Goldman team cite Federal Reserve research that higher geopolitical risk weighs on both hiring and capital expenditure.

From MarketWatch