fixed capital
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fixed capital
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
At the other extreme were settled societies with fixed capital cities, centralized administrations funded by routine taxation, and a writing system for their language.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Household spending added 0.4 percentage points to euro zone growth and gross fixed capital formation 0.8 points.
From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2022
In so-called "home manufactures," where the "manufacturer" is both orderer, preparer and seller, but strikes are scarcely possible without much fixed capital.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
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