capital investment
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Recurring upgrades for chips, rather than construction, will drive most of its projected long-term capital investment, PwC said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The state offered SpaceX a “competitive incentives package on the condition of capital investment, job creation” and a donation to a local charity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
These require huge amounts of capital investment and are a big gamble.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The only way fewer workers can sustain high living standards is for each worker to become more productive—and productivity is built on capital investment in innovation, machines, research and factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
For the preservation of all kinds of foods the ice-chest is a capital investment, not to mention the benefit of having 137 cooled drinks, etc., as required.
From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Loudon Douglas
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