capital goods

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plural noun Economics.

machines and tools used in the production of other goods (contrasted with consumer goods).

Origin of capital goods

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Related Words for capital goods

assets, capital, capitalization, pluses

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Historical Examples of capital goods

What is here important is the fact that it is in the main accomplished without entailing transfers of capital-goods.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays
Thorstein Veblen

British Dictionary definitions for capital goods

capital goods

pl n

economics goods that are themselves utilized in the production of other goods rather than being sold to consumersAlso called: producer goods Compare consumer goods

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capital goods in Culture

capital goods

Goods used in the production of commodities; producers' goods. (Compare consumer goods.)