fixed assets

British

plural noun

Also called: capital assets. nontrading business assets of a relatively permanent nature, such as plant, fixtures, or goodwill Compare current assets

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Spending on fixed assets fell by 2.6% compared with a year earlier from January through November, marking the worst contraction in decades.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Companies include depreciation expenses in their earnings because eventually their fixed assets will wear out or become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Rarely have investors obsessed over a topic as seemingly banal as the proper depreciation schedule for fixed assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

It will also drop a target to spend half of its fixed assets budget on renewables and low carbon products by 2030.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

In relation to the value of each sector's fixed assets in 1971, the proportion of outstanding long-term loans was: state enterprises, 11.3 percent; collective farms, 16.1 percent; and collective artisans, 2.9 percent.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.

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