working capital
Americannoun
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the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.
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Accounting. current assets minus current liabilities.
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liquid capital assets as distinguished from fixed capital assets.
noun
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accounting current assets minus current liabilities
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current or liquid assets
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that part of the capital of a business enterprise available for operations
Etymology
Origin of working capital
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Instead, Alaska went after the plane, a 1969 Cessna that was the entire working capital of Jouppi’s one-man air-taxi service.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
This demand for working capital in dollars is also driving inflows.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Whether this becomes a competitive advantage and not just a way to reduce working capital remains to be seen.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Since the labour-intensive sectors are small and micro units with only a little working capital, they are not able to cope with the shortages," said economist Arun Kumar.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
This left him a working capital of thirty-five cents.
From Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves by Alger, Horatio
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