fixed assets
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nontrading business assets of a relatively permanent nature, such as plant, fixtures, or goodwillAlso called: capital assets Compare current assets
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Words nearby fixed assets
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How to use fixed assets in a sentence
Fixed Assets—Permanent assets acquired by a firm or corporation to enable them to conduct a business.
Give two examples of fixed assets in one business which become floating assets in another business.
Give two examples of floating assets in one business which become fixed assets in another business.
In that year state farms had about 15 percent more fixed assets per acre of cultivated land than the collective farms.
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