physical capital

American  

[fiz-i-kuhl kap-i-tl] / ˈfɪz ɪ kəl ˈkæp ɪ tl /

noun

1. tools, machinery, computers, and other equipment that are needed for the production of goods and services.

   money spent by business firms on physical capital.

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Etymology

Origin of physical capital

First recorded in 1835–45, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

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physical capital

But displacing truck drivers requires replacing an enormous physical capital stock: the trucks themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

But along with the focus on "physical capital", Mr Modi needs to pay heed to creating "human capital", says Dr Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of India's central bank.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024

Staying at the cutting edge is expensive: Between 1965 and 1980, federal expenditures on scientific research, physical capital and education regularly amounted to about 2.5 percent of G.D.P., more than $500 billion today.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2021

Because the United States’ unrivaled resources of human and physical capital have only been idled, not obliterated, the recovery might begin with a bang, propelled by a burst of pent-up animal spirits.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020

She could not sleep and was so fatigued that she believed herself at the end of her physical capital.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.