fixed capital
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fixed capital
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Industrial production helped the economy between July and September, despite trade uncertainty, with fixed capital investment also improving from stagnancy in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Many have significantly reduced their expected growth in fixed capital investment.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2025
Investments by companies in assets such as factories, machinery or construction – also called gross fixed capital formation – make up around 30% of GDP and are its second largest contributor following private consumption.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
Gross fixed capital formation added 0.1 points and net trade a further 0.7 points as imports declined.
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023
Thus, for instance, every transformation of circulating into fixed capital, especially when the labor used in effecting this transformation is ended, diminishes the demand for other labor.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
