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capital-intensive
[ kap-i-tl-in-ten-siv ]
adjective
- requiring or using a very large amount of capital relative to the need for or use of labor.
capital-intensive
- A term describing industries that employ relatively few laborers but that use expensive equipment. ( Compare labor-intensive .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capital-intensive1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Some more recent examples: Intel was founded in 1968 and operated in a highly competitive, capital intensive industry.
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Automaking is a notoriously difficult, capital-intensive business.
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ExxonMobil may be an old-school, capital-intensive resource company, but it is churning out results that rival those of Apple.
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