fixed asset

American  

noun

1. any long-term asset, as a building, tract of land, or patent.

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Etymology

Origin of fixed asset

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The GDP release comes alongside retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial output numbers, which will shed light on consumption and investing activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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 bottom line is we’re still looking at fixed asset investment and infrastructure investment as the growth engine.”

From Reuters • Jul. 15, 2022

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