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capital investment

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noun

  1. (in a business) the total funds invested in an enterprise.


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That boils down to mature businesses that don’t require major capital investment, with the software industry among those listed by the analysts.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

The state offered SpaceX a “competitive incentives package on the condition of capital investment, job creation” and a donation to a local charity.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

East Londonderry assembly member Claire Sugden said while the capital investment was welcome, it did not replace the funding community organisations have lost.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The only way fewer workers can sustain high living standards is for each worker to become more productive—and productivity is built on capital investment in innovation, machines, research and factories.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But a neighboring solicitor having caught scent of the legacy, hunted it down into his own hands, on pretense of having found a capital investment in a canal.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

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