Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capital equipment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
cap-i-tal e-quip-ment
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities.

Uncountable

noun

Any single asset which has an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and a useful life of more than one year, whether purchased outright, acquired through a capital lease or through donation. It also includes certain constructed or fabricated items and certain component parts (See UW Shared Financial System Accounts and Definitions.) It does not include real property (land), software or library holdings.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does capital equipment mean?
Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities.

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