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

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capital expenditure

The group still projects capital expenditure to represent about 15% of revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Google-owner Alphabet grew revenue by 24% on-year, but investors responded with concern to a lift in the company’s capital expenditure guidance to between $195 billion and $205 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

But CFO Rafael Lizardi told analysts that it may end up spending on the high side of its $2 billion to $3 billion guidance for capital expenditure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The company also increased its capital expenditure estimate for the full year to as much as $205 billion, a jump from $190 billion last quarter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

In a wide view, mine expenditures fall into three classes, which maybe termed the "fixed charges," "proportional charges," and "suspense charges" or "capital expenditure."

From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert