capital expenditure

American  

noun

Accounting, Finance.

1. an addition to the value of fixed assets, as by the purchase of a new building.

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capital expenditure British  

noun

1. expenditure on acquisitions of or improvements to fixed assets

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capital expenditure Cultural  

1. The purchase of an asset by a firm.

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Etymology

Origin of capital expenditure

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

As Amazon doubles down on AI investments while also laying off workers, the company also expects its capital expenditures to hit $200 billion this year.

From Los Angeles Times

Already, Oracle said on its earnings release last week it’s not increasing its planned capital expenditures for this year.

From Barron's

This reduces the capital expenditures Oracle needs to make.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher capital expenditures and fewer buybacks could pressure companies’ earnings-per-share numbers, at least in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal

Global capital spending on inference infrastructure—including chips, data centers and networking hardware—is expected to surpass capital expenditures on training for the first time this year, according to research firm Gartner.

From The Wall Street Journal