Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capital expenditure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
cap-i-tal -ex-pen-di-ture
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Funds that are spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

capital expenditures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

operating expenditure OPEX

Synonyms

capital expense CAPEX

Questions

What does capital expenditure mean?
Funds that are spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset.

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