fixed asset
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fixed asset
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The construction-in-progress account, which is immune to depreciation, holds all the costs for a fixed asset until it is ready for use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Retail sales grew 1.3%, down from 2.9% in October—the weakest growth since 2022, while fixed asset investment year to date fell 2.6% year-over-year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 15, 2025
The latest indicators from the region's largest economy to be released include house prices, fixed asset investment, retail sales, industrial production and unemployment, all for August.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
When a company purchases a fixed asset such as a piece of equipment or a computer, it uses depreciation to determine the life cycle value of the item.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Feb. 13, 2018
Is the night shift less productive than the day shift, are the rates of return from fixed asset investments different from those from common stock investments, and so on?
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
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