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investment goods — ➔ goods * * * investment goods UK US noun [plural] ► ECONOMICS CAPITAL GOODS(Cf. ↑capital goods) …   Financial and business terms

Capital intensity — is the term in economics for the amount of fixed or real capital present in relation to other factors of production, especially labor. At the level of either a production process or the aggregate economy, it may be estimated by the capital/labor… …   Wikipedia

capital-intensive — [kap′ət lin ten′siv] adj. requiring a large investment in capital goods and a relatively small labor force [a capital intensive industry or plant] …   English World dictionary

capital and interest — ▪ economics Introduction       in economics, a stock of resources that may be employed in the production of goods and services and the price paid for the use of credit or money, respectively.       Capital in economics is a word of many meanings …   Universalium

Capital (economics) — In economics, capital or capital goods or real capital refers to items of extensive value. The term can also be applied to the amount of wealth a person controls or is capable of controlling.Capital goods may be acquired with money or financial… …   Wikipedia

Capital accumulation — Most generally, the accumulation of capital refers simply to the gathering or amassment of objects of value; the increase in wealth; or the creation of wealth. Capital can be generally defined as assets invested with the expectation that their… …   Wikipedia

capital — capital1 capitalness, n. /kap i tl/, n. 1. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.: Tokyo is the capital of Japan. 2. a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity: New York is… …   Universalium

Capital account — In financial accounting, the capital account is one of the accounts in shareholders equity. Sole proprietorships have a single capital account in the owner s equity. Partnerships maintain a capital account for each of the partners. In economics,… …   Wikipedia

investment — An expenditure to acquire property or other assets in order to produce revenue; the asset so acquired. The placing of capital or laying out of money in a way intended to secure income or profit from its employment. Securities & Exchange… …   Black's law dictionary

goods — A category of personal property defined by Article 9 of the UCC. Sometimes called tangible goods. Further divided into consumer goods, equipment, farm products, and inventory. American Banker Glossary * * * goods goods [gʊdz] noun [plura …   Financial and business terms

investment — 1) The purchase of capital goods, such as plant and machinery in a factory in order to produce goods for future consumption. This is known as capital investment; the higher the level of capital investment in an economy, the faster it will grow.… …   Big dictionary of business and management