capital investment

American  

noun

1. (in a business) the total funds invested in an enterprise.

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Example Sentences

“Having successfully concluded the Lynas 2025 capital investment program and launched the Towards 2030 growth strategy, it is the right time to make this transition,” Lacaze said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Never mind that the New York City Housing Authority says it requires “$78 billion in capital investment due to decades of insufficient funding and deferred maintenance.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Within a decade there was already talk of a “Cupcake Bubble,” coined by writer Daniel Gross in a 2009 Slate article where he argued that the 2008 economic recession laid the groundwork for a proliferation of cupcake stores across America, because a lot of people could figure out how to make tasty cupcakes cheaply and scale up without a huge capital investment.

From Los Angeles Times

In its latest report on regional economic conditions, the Federal Reserve said a lower price outlook would “keep a lid” on oil-and-gas-related capital investment in Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any large capital investment Chevron makes in the country would have to compete, in terms of its potential for investment returns, with other opportunities in its global portfolio, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal